Hand conditions as sequelae of infection with COVID-19: a literature review
Kenneth Kin-Hoo Koo,
James Morris,
Saif Akhter Ansari
et al.
Abstract:Patients have attended our clinics with various hand pathologies after contracting COVID-19 or receiving vaccination. We postulate the virus stimulates a systemic inflammatory response that triggers these pathologies and conducted a search of the literature for associated conditions. Twenty publications were included for this review. Three studies identified skeletal muscle inflammation, and several identified reactive arthritis post-infection. Rheumatoid arthritis post-infection was also recognized, along wit… Show more
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