Risk of autoimmune diseases in patients with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study

• Published in: EClinicalMedicine Vol. 56; p. 101783
• Main Authors: Chang, Renin, Yen-Ting Chen, Thomas, Wang, Shiow-Ing, Hung, Yao-Min, Chen, Hui-Yuan, Wei, Cheng-Chung James
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2023; The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd
• Subjects: Autoimmune disease; Cohort study; COVID-19; Electronic health records; Internal Medicine; SARS-CoV-2 infection; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2 infection; Autoimmune disease; Electronic health records; Cohort study

There are a growing number of case reports of various autoimmune diseases occurring after COVID-19, yet there is no large-scale population-based evidence to support this potential association. This study provides a closer insight into the association between COVID-19 and autoimmune diseases and reve...