Objective: IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an immune-mediated multi-organ, chronic and progressive disease. Therefore, we conducted a study to investigate the susceptibility of COVID-19 in IgG4-RD patients in Hubei province, and to characterize the clinical manifestation of COVID-19 in IgG4-RD patients. Methods: A follow-up system that includes over 200 IgG4-RD patients across the country during the past ten years. A total of ninety-one patients with IgG4-RD who live in Hubei, China were identified and responded to our survey. Medical history, clinical symptoms, laboratory tests, CT imaging, and treatment were obtained through a standardized data collection form, and then independently reviewed by two investigators. Results: 2 of 91 cases were infected with COVID-19. Both of them were classified as moderate type. The symptoms such as fever and cough and radiologic features were similar to other COVID-19 patients. Neither of them episode recurrent of IgG4-RD nor progressed to severe or critical condition of COVID-19 under the condition of continuous oral low-dose of glucocorticoids. Besides, patient 2 took a long time for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid to turn negative. Conclusion: IgG4-RD patients may belongs to the susceptible population of COVID-19 infection, and thus need more careful personal protection. Early identification and properly treatment are very important to prevent IgG4-RD patients with COVID-19 from progression to severe condition. (C) 2020 Published by Elsevier Inc.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of China [81771754, 81901651]; Tongji Hospital Clinical Research Flagship Program [2019CR206]
第一作者单位:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Hosp, Tongji Med Coll, Dept Rheumatol & Immunol, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Chen Yu,Dong Yuanji,Cai Shaozhe,et al.Clinical characteristics of IgG4-RD patients infected with COVID-19 in Hubei, China[J].SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM.2020,50(4):559-563.doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2020.04.015.
APA:
Chen, Yu,Dong, Yuanji,Cai, Shaozhe,Ye, Cong&Dong, Lingli.(2020).Clinical characteristics of IgG4-RD patients infected with COVID-19 in Hubei, China.SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM,50,(4)
MLA:
Chen, Yu,et al."Clinical characteristics of IgG4-RD patients infected with COVID-19 in Hubei, China".SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 50..4(2020):559-563