Publications by authors named "Dorsa Barzi"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to determine if patients with collagen vascular diseases experienced higher prevalence and severity of COVID-19 compared to the general population.
- Researchers conducted a cross-sectional analysis on 748 patients attending a rheumatology clinic, finding an overall COVID-19 prevalence of 8%, with rheumatoid arthritis patients having the highest rate at 36.7%.
- The results indicated that collagen vascular patients did not have a higher COVID-19 prevalence than the general population, and no significant links were found between severity and factors like blood type or medications, suggesting further research is needed, especially with larger sample sizes.
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common chronic inflammatory joint disease. Complications of RA can cause low quality of life and disabilities. Nowadays, despite all the medical developments, etiology of RA is unclear.
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