Rheumatology: Current Research
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Abstract

A Retrospective Chart Study To Analyze the Role of DMARD in Connective Tissue Disease Patient Population with Confirmed COVID Positive and Overall Health Outcomes at Community Hospital

Maham Mehmood*, Vishwa Patel and Hitesh Gurjar

Introduction: Coronavirus emerged from the city of Wuhan in the last months of 2019. Pathological findings revealed that it is a single-stranded RNA virus which mutates rapidly with 2.2 basic reproductive numbers. Objective: The main objective is a retrospective chart review study to analyze the role of DMARD in connective tissue disease patient population with confirmed COVID positive and overall health outcomes at Bronxcare Hospital.

Materials and methods: This retrospective study was conducted in during. This study aimed to help to find the role of DMARD in connective tissue disease patient population with confirmed COVID positive and its impact on overall health outcomes.

Results: The data was collected from 50 patients. According to data average age of patients was 60.82 ± 10.90 years and the BMI was 31.09. The average measured temperature was 97.41 F°. There were 20% patients who were suffering from CKD.

Conclusion: It is concluded that an increased risk of developing COVID-19 or a complicated course of COVID-19 cannot be deduced from data on COVID-19 or other connective tissue diseases in patients with inflammatory arthritis.

Published Date: 2021-08-27; Received Date: 2021-08-06