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Abstract
Background: In this study, the relationship between involvement by COVID-19 and the recurrence of symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was investigated.
Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 112 patients with RA with and without a history of COVID-19. The severity and recurrence of RA symptoms were measured and recorded by the Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS-28) index and clinical evaluations by a rheumatologist.
Results: The results showed that the recurrence of RA in patients with and without a history of COVID-19 had a statistically significant difference (P < 0.001). In addition, there was a statistically significant relationship between erythrocyte sedimentation rate, visual analogue scale (VAS), tender joint count, swollen joint count, and DAS-28 and the history of COVID-19 (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: The present study showed that infection with COVID-19 leads to the recurrence of joint symptoms in RA patients.
背景：本研究调查了COVID-19受累与类风湿关节炎（RA）症状复发之间的关系：这项横断面研究的对象是112名有COVID-19病史和无COVID-19病史的RA患者。通过 28 个关节的疾病活动度评分（DAS-28）指数和风湿免疫科医生的临床评估来测量和记录 RA 症状的严重程度和复发情况：结果显示，有COVID-19病史和无COVID-19病史的患者的RA复发率有显著统计学差异（P<0.001）。此外，红细胞沉降率、视觉模拟量表（VAS）、关节触痛计数、关节肿胀计数和DAS-28与COVID-19病史之间存在统计学意义上的显著关系（P＜0.05）：本研究表明，感染 COVID-19 会导致 RA 患者关节症状复发。
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Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, a publication of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, is a peer-reviewed online continuous journal with print on demand compilation of issues published. The journal’s full text is available online at http://www.jmsjournal.net. The journal allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository.
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