Category: Arthritis

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“Comparative Analysis of Long COVID and Major Arthritic Disorders: Etiology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics”

John Murphy, President The COVID Long-haul Foundation 🧬 Introduction In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new clinical entity emerged—Long COVID, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC). Characterized…[...]

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mRNA Vaccination and Arthritis: Etiological Mechanisms, Genomic Susceptibility, Diagnostic Pathways, and Therapeutic Outlook

John Murphy, President The COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation Abstract Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines have transformed infectious disease prevention, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. While their safety profile is robust, emerging evidence…[...]

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Post-COVID-19 Inflammatory Arthritis Treated With Upadacitinib: A Case Report

Cherie S. Zhi • Ami Ben-Artzi, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.78799  Abstract Two patients who developed inflammatory arthritis following COVID-19 infection are presented, characterized by arthralgias, arthritis, and elevated markers of inflammation (C-reactive protein). Both patients…[...]

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Post-Acute COVID-19 Joint Pain and New Onset of Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Systematic Review

Jacopo Ciaffi 1,*, Elena Vanni 1, Luana Mancarella 1, Veronica Brusi 1,et. al, PMCID: PMC10252492  PMID: 37296705 Abstract As the number of reports of post-acute COVID-19 musculoskeletal manifestations is rapidly rising, it is important to summarize the current available…[...]

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Long COVID scientists try to unravel blood clot mystery

May 15, 202312:15 AM ET By Anil Oza, Rebecca Ramirez, Emily Kwong, Gabriel Spitzer, Margaret Cirino, Berly McCoy, https://www.npr.org/2023/05/10/1175217130/long-covid-scientists-try-to-unravel-blood-clot-mystery As part of studying long COVID, graduate researcher Bradley Wade Hamilton separates out microclots from blood platelets…[...]

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