Selma Bouden, Hiba Ben Ayed, Leila Rouached, Aicha Ben Tekaya, Ines Mahmoud, Raoudha Tekaya, Olfa Saidane, Leila Abdelmoula
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Abstract
COVID-19, caused by a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), can lead to severe infection and has been suggested to induce autoimmune phenomena. We report three cases of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) occurring after COVID-19 infection and we present a systematic review of the literature of cases of RA post COVID-19. Our findings suggest that RA may be trigged by COVID-19 infection in genetically predisposed individuals.