Abstract
Introduction: The aim of this study is to determine the course of
COVID 19 in patients with autoimmune diseases (AD), and to
investigate the severity of disease, need for intensive care and
mortality in these patients.
Methods: In this study, 125 patients who had COVİD-19 and were
diagnosed with autoimmune disease before, were evaluated
retrospectively. Comorbidities, demographics, laboratory findings,
rates of mortality, intensive care unit admission, administration of
immunosuppressive treatments and length of hospital stay were
collected.
Results: All patients had a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR test. The most
common autoimmune diseases were rheumatoid arthritis, Hashimoto's
thyroiditis and inflammatory bowel diseases.
Aiscussion And Conclusion: Our results have shown diabetes mellitus
(DM), neutrophil lymphocyte ratio and platelet count were found to be
an independent risk factor for mortality in patients with AD.
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| Primary Language | English |
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| Subjects | Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (Other) |
| Journal Section | Research Articles |
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| Publication Date | January 30, 2023 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2023 |