Publications by authors named "Chris Ching Lam Cheung"
Objective: Anti-synthetase syndrome (ASyS) patients have heterogeneous clinical manifestations with different initial presentations, complications, and outcomes. This study aimed to assess the clinical characteristics and complications in patients with ASyS, and to identify factors that were associated with the survival of ASyS patients.
Methods: This was a retrospective multicentre longitudinal study.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigated how SARS-CoV2 infection affects systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) flare-ups in patients who had COVID-19 during 2022.
- Researchers compared 91 SLE patients with COVID-19 to 182 matched SLE patients without the virus, focusing on SLE flares within 90 days post-infection.
- Results showed that 17.6% of SARS-CoV2-infected SLE patients experienced flares, significantly higher than the 5.5% in non-infected patients, indicating a strong association between COVID-19 and SLE flare-ups.