Potential impacts of Covid-19 on autoimmune diseases: a case report on Systemic Sclerosis

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease characterised by fibrosis of the skin, musculoskeletal system and internal organs, with clinical presentations ranging from rapidly progressive to chronic forms. The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted potential links between infections and autoimm...

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Main Authors: Mahayidin, Hasni, Jamalut, Yusanita, Zaini, Adilahtul Bushro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118124/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118124/1/118124.pdf
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author Mahayidin, Hasni
Jamalut, Yusanita
Zaini, Adilahtul Bushro
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Jamalut, Yusanita
Zaini, Adilahtul Bushro
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description Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease characterised by fibrosis of the skin, musculoskeletal system and internal organs, with clinical presentations ranging from rapidly progressive to chronic forms. The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted potential links between infections and autoimmune diseases. We report a 49-year-old female with a history of Covid-19 reinfection who presented with long Covid symptoms. She was discovered to have a five-year history of multiple joint pain and recently developed bilateral swollen fingers with distal skin thickening extending to the elbows. Investigations revealed strong ANA and anti-Scl-70 positivity while CT thorax showed features of autoimmune interstitial lung disease. She was diagnosed to have long Covid with limited cutaneous SSc. Although the link between Covid-19 and SSc remains unclear, this case underscores the potential impacts of Covid-19 on pre-existing autoimmune diseases, including acceleration of disease progression, overlapping of symptoms and increased diagnostic rates due to heightened health awareness.
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spelling upm-1181242025-06-25T03:43:05Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118124/ Potential impacts of Covid-19 on autoimmune diseases: a case report on Systemic Sclerosis Mahayidin, Hasni Jamalut, Yusanita Zaini, Adilahtul Bushro Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease characterised by fibrosis of the skin, musculoskeletal system and internal organs, with clinical presentations ranging from rapidly progressive to chronic forms. The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted potential links between infections and autoimmune diseases. We report a 49-year-old female with a history of Covid-19 reinfection who presented with long Covid symptoms. She was discovered to have a five-year history of multiple joint pain and recently developed bilateral swollen fingers with distal skin thickening extending to the elbows. Investigations revealed strong ANA and anti-Scl-70 positivity while CT thorax showed features of autoimmune interstitial lung disease. She was diagnosed to have long Covid with limited cutaneous SSc. Although the link between Covid-19 and SSc remains unclear, this case underscores the potential impacts of Covid-19 on pre-existing autoimmune diseases, including acceleration of disease progression, overlapping of symptoms and increased diagnostic rates due to heightened health awareness. Universiti Putra Malaysia 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118124/1/118124.pdf Mahayidin, Hasni and Jamalut, Yusanita and Zaini, Adilahtul Bushro (2024) Potential impacts of Covid-19 on autoimmune diseases: a case report on Systemic Sclerosis. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 20 (suppl.11). pp. 129-133. ISSN 1675-8544; eISSN: 2636-9346 https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2024123018405228_MJMHS_1551.pdf 10.47836/mjmhs.20.s11.28
spellingShingle Mahayidin, Hasni
Jamalut, Yusanita
Zaini, Adilahtul Bushro
Potential impacts of Covid-19 on autoimmune diseases: a case report on Systemic Sclerosis
title Potential impacts of Covid-19 on autoimmune diseases: a case report on Systemic Sclerosis
title_full Potential impacts of Covid-19 on autoimmune diseases: a case report on Systemic Sclerosis
title_fullStr Potential impacts of Covid-19 on autoimmune diseases: a case report on Systemic Sclerosis
title_full_unstemmed Potential impacts of Covid-19 on autoimmune diseases: a case report on Systemic Sclerosis
title_short Potential impacts of Covid-19 on autoimmune diseases: a case report on Systemic Sclerosis
title_sort potential impacts of covid-19 on autoimmune diseases: a case report on systemic sclerosis
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118124/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118124/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118124/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118124/1/118124.pdf