CastlTrAstonDrs, 8 months ago

Notably, certain disease risks exhibited a positive association with the severity of #COVID19 such as #alopeciatotalis, #psoriasis, #vitiligo, #vasculitis, #crohndisease #ulcerativecolitis, #rheumatoidarthritis, adult-onset Still disease, #sjogrensyndrome #ankylosingspondylitis, #sarcoidosis ,#Myocardioinfarction ,#stroke, #congestiveheartfailure .Av ages (354,527 - 52.2 yo, 50.5% 👩‍🦳 ,6,134,940 controls 52.1 yo, 50.1% 👩‍🦳.The average follow-up time for #COVID19 & control groups were 120 & 121 days

CastlTrAstonDrs, 8 months ago

Possible associations of #COVID19 with #autoimmunediseases have been suggested, because #SARSCoV2 appears to perturb self-tolerance & trigger autoimmune reactions via cross-reactivity that may lead to the development of autoimmune diseases, Vaccinated at lower risk
Relative to controls, significantly higher risks of #alopeciaareata (aHR, 1.12), #alopeciatotalis (aHR, 1.74), antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody–associated vasculitis (aHR, 2.76), #crohndisease (aHR, 1.68), #sarcoidosis (aHR, 1.59).