The association between severe or death COVID-19 and autoimmune disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Recently, Chen Tao (Doctor) and colleagues published a retrospective study, and delineated the clinical characteristics of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who died [1]. They found that chronic hypertension and other cardiovascular comorbidities were more frequent among deceased patients than recovered patients [1]. And there is no different from the autoimmune disease between the two group patients [1]. We appreciate this discovery, however, the conclusion of their study drew from a retrospective study, and the number of patients is only 113.

Source: Journal of Infection - May 31, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ming Liu, Ya Gao, Yuejun Zhang, Shuzhen Shi, Yamin Chen, Jinhui Tian Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research