COVID-19 outcomes in patients with Dermatomyositis: A registry-based cohort analysis

Pakhchanian, Haig; Khan, Hiba; Raiker, Rahul; Ahmed, Sakir; Kavadichanda, Chengappa G; Abbasi, Maryam; Kardeş, Sinan; Agarwal, Vikas; Aggarwal, Rohit; Gupta, Latika

doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2022.152034

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“…In our study, all-cause hospitalizations in IIMs patients were higher than in patients with other SAIDs (30 versus 17%, respectively). Considering that IS/IM therapies are a known risk factor for worst outcomes in COVID-19 [ 9 , 11 , 14 ], our sample of patients with IIMs was more on IS/IM therapy than patients with other SAIDs, which may explain this finding. It is unclear why IIMs patients with BI had a lower incidence of headache and shorter duration of COVID-19 symptoms than patients with other SAIDs; this may represent a unique feature of COVID-19 in this subset of patients, which needs to be confirmed in future studies, or more probably a spurious finding owing to few BI cases in the IIMs group.…”

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“…Patients with SAIDs, including IIMs, are a vulnerable population at an increased risk of disease severity and poorer clinical outcomes related to COVID-19 infection and possibly a higher incidence of COVID-19 infection compared to healthy counterparts [ 10 , 13 , 14 ]. We found a reported frequency of COVID-19 of 6.2% in IIMs patients and 10.5% in SAIDs before vaccination, which is higher than the rate of 0.36% previously reported in a systematic review of patients with inflammatory and autoimmune rheumatic diseases [ 13 ].…”

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“…Furthermore, despite some contradictory data regarding the incidence of COVID-19 infection among patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases versus the general population, a recent systematic review and meta-analysis of 100 studies has demonstrated that patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases have a higher rate of SARS-CoV-2 infection and increased odds of mortality [ 13 ]. COVID-19 characteristics and outcomes are usually studied in patients with SAIDs as a large group [ 1 , 5 – 10 , 13 ], but specific data about COVID-19 in the subset of IIMs patients are scarce [ 14 ].…”

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COVID-19 severity and vaccine breakthrough infections in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, other systemic autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, and healthy controls: a multicenter cross-sectional study from the COVID-19 Vaccination in Autoimmune Diseases (COVAD) survey

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Naveen²,

Shinjo³

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Rheumatol Int

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Objectives We aimed to compare the spectrum and severity of COVID-19 and vaccine breakthrough infections (BIs) among patients with IIMs, other systemic autoimmune and inflammatory diseases (SAIDs), and healthy controls (HCs). Methods This is a cross-sectional study with data from the COVAD study, a self-reported online global survey that collected demographics, COVID-19 history, and vaccination details from April to September 2021. Adult patients with at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose were included. BIs were defined as infections occurring > 2 weeks after any dose of vaccine. Characteristics associated with BI were analyzed with a multivariate regression analysis. Results Among 10,900 respondents [42 (30–55) years, 74%-females, 45%-Caucasians] HCs were (47%), SAIDs (42%) and IIMs (11%). Patients with IIMs reported fewer COVID-19 cases before vaccination (6.2%-IIM vs 10.5%-SAIDs vs 14.6%-HC; OR = 0.6, 95% CI 0.4–0.8, and OR = 0.3, 95% CI 0.2–0.5, respectively). BIs were uncommon (1.4%-IIM; 1.9%-SAIDs; 3.2%-HC) and occurred in 17 IIM patients, 13 of whom were on immunosuppressants, and 3(18%) required hospitalization. All-cause hospitalization was higher in patients with IIM compared to HCs [23 (30%) vs 59 (8%), OR = 2.5, 95% CI 1.2–5.1 before vaccination, and 3 (18%) vs 9 (5%), OR = 2.6, 95% CI 1.3–5.3 in BI]. In a multivariate regression analysis, age 30–60 years was associated with a lower odds of BI (OR = 0.7, 95% CI 0.5–1.0), while the use of immunosuppressants had a higher odds of BI (OR = 1.6, 95% CI 1.1–2.7). Conclusions Patients with IIMs reported fewer COVID-19 cases than HCs and other SAIDs, but had higher odds of all-cause hospitalization from COVID-19 than HCs. BIs were associated with the use of immunosuppressants and were uncommon in IIMs.

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COVID-19 severity and vaccine breakthrough infections in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, other systemic autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, and healthy controls: a multicenter cross-sectional study from the COVID-19 Vaccination in Autoimmune Diseases (COVAD) survey

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Shinjo³

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Rheumatol Int

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“…We want to sincerely thank Dr. Wen-Jiun et al for their interest in our article “COVID-19 outcomes in patients with Dermatomyositis: A registry-based cohort analysis 1 ” and will share several thoughts and responses.…”

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“…We read with great interest the article by Haig Pakhchanian et al regarding the COVID-19 outcomes in patients with Dermatomyositis: A registry-based cohort analysis [1] . We appreciated the results of Dermatomyositis patients may not have a worsening outcome of COVID-19 infection, including severe symptoms of COVID-19 infection, mortality, and sepsis, etc.…”

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Letter to the Editor regarding “COVID-19 outcomes in patients with dermatomyositis: A registry-based cohort analysis”

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Wei

2023

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

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COVID-19 outcomes in patients with Dermatomyositis: A registry-based cohort analysis

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COVID-19 severity and vaccine breakthrough infections in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, other systemic autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, and healthy controls: a multicenter cross-sectional study from the COVID-19 Vaccination in Autoimmune Diseases (COVAD) survey

COVID-19 severity and vaccine breakthrough infections in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, other systemic autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, and healthy controls: a multicenter cross-sectional study from the COVID-19 Vaccination in Autoimmune Diseases (COVAD) survey

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