Professional paper

https://doi.org/10.37797/ig.42.2.5

Rheumatoid Arthritis Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection: a Case Report

Anja Ljilja orcid.org/0000-0002-9576-7524 ; Polyclinic for Respiratory Tract Diseases, Zagreb, Croatia *
Ivan Marković ; Special Hospital for Respiratory Diseases Rockefellerova, Zagreb, Croatia *

* Corresponding author.

Abstract

We present a case report of a new-onset seropositive rheumatoid arthritis in a 60-year-old patient, occurring six weeks after SARS-CoV-2 infection. The patient had pain and swelling of several joints with positive rheumatoid factor and anti-citrullinated protein antibodies.

Keywords

Rheumatoid Arthritis; SARS-CoV-2; Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies; Rheumatoid Factor

Hrčak ID:

316057

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/316057

Publication date:

15.4.2024.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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