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Vol. 159. Issue 6.
Pages 262-267 (September 2022)
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Vol. 159. Issue 6.
Pages 262-267 (September 2022)
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Clinical course of Covid-19 in a cohort of patients with Behçet disease
Evolución clínica de la Covid-19 en una cohorte de pacientes con enfermedad de Behçet
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María Correa-Rodrígueza,b,
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macoro@ugr.es

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, José-Luis Callejas-Rubiob,c, Blanca Rueda-Medinaa,b, Raquel Ríos-Fernándezb,c, Javier de la Hera-Fernándezb,c, Norberto Ortego-Centenob,d
a Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Spain
b Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain
c Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Unit, San Cecilio University Hospital, Granada, Spain
d Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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Objective

The implications of Covid-19 in patients with Behçet's disease (BD) are unknown. Patients with BD usually take long-term therapy with therapeutic agents that have been tested in Covid-19 patients. We aimed to assess the prevalence of Covid-19 in a cohort of patients with BD and investigate whether those patients with a long-term treatment with colchicine, tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) or glucocorticoids are at reduced or increased prevalence of Covid-19 related clinical outcomes.

Methods

A retrospective study was conducted among 244 patients with BD (86.1% females; mean age 43.95±11.11 years). Each participant completed an online questionnaire regarding demographics, medical conditions, dispensed colchicine, TNFi or oral glucocorticoids, Covid-19 infection, clinical symptoms and recovery.

Results

The prevalence of Covid-19 infection was 14.75%. Regarding dose of colchicine, the presence of ageusia was lower in patients taking 0.5mg/day of colchicine compared to those taking 1.5mg/day (p=0.021). The prevalence of dyspnea was significantly higher in patients taking TNFi compared with those without therapy (p=0.032). With regards to oral glucocorticoids, no significant differences were found.

Conclusions

The prevalence of Covid-19 among patients with BD seems to be higher than that among the general population in Spain. Continuous TNFi therapy might increase the prevalence of worse clinical outcomes such as dyspnea; oral glucocorticoids and colchicine apparently provided no protection against the Covid-19 related clinical outcomes of patients with BD.

Keywords:
Behçet disease
Covid-19
Colchicine
Tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitor
Glucocorticoids
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Objetivo

Se desconocen las implicaciones de la Covid-19 en pacientes con enfermedad de Behçet (EB). Los pacientes con EB generalmente tienen tratamiento de larga duración con agentes terapéuticos que se han probado en pacientes con Covid-19. Nuestro objetivo fue evaluar la prevalencia de la Covid-19 en una cohorte de pacientes con EB e investigar si los pacientes con un tratamiento de larga duración con colchicina, inhibidores del factor de necrosis tumoral (TNFi) o glucocorticoides tienen una prevalencia reducida o aumentada en los resultados clínicos de la Covid-19.

Métodos

Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo en 244 pacientes con EB (86,1% mujeres; edad media, 43,95±11,11 años). Cada participante completó un cuestionario en línea sobre datos demográficos, afecciones médicas, tratamiento con colchicina, TNFi o glucocorticoides orales, infección por Covid-19, síntomas clínicos y recuperación.

Resultados

La prevalencia de la infección por Covid-19 fue del 14,75%. En cuanto a la dosis de colchicina, la presencia de ageusia fue menor en los pacientes que tomaban 0,5mg/día de colchicina en comparación con los que tomaban 1,5mg/día (p=0,021). La prevalencia de disnea fue significativamente mayor en los pacientes que tomaban TNFi en comparación con aquellos sin terapia (p=0,032). Con respecto a los glucocorticoides orales, no se encontraron diferencias significativas.

Conclusiones

La prevalencia de Covid-19 en pacientes con EB parece ser superior a la de la población general en España. La terapia continua con TNFi podría aumentar la prevalencia de peores resultados clínicos como la disnea; los glucocorticoides orales y la colchicina aparentemente no proporcionan protección contra los resultados clínicos relacionados con la Covid-19 en pacientes con EB.

Palabras clave:
Enfermedad de Behçet
COVID-19
Colchicina
Inhibidor del factor de necrosis tumoral alfa
Glucocorticoides

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