Laura Miers on Twitter
Detailed thread on Twitter covering autoimmune encephalitis "We may be entering an era of heightened autoimmune encephalitis. These occurrences may be post-infectious in nature at this point of the pandemic."
Covid and Autoimmune Disease
A Sharp Rise in Autoimmune Encephalitis in the COVID-19 Era: A Case Series
“Autoimmune encephalitis was very rare prior to the current pandemic. A sharp rise in cases has been observed from March to August of 2022 in Los Angeles.”
Autoimmune encephalitis associated with COVID-19: A systematic review - PubMed
"Our systematic review revealed evidence on AE development in patients infected with the COVID-19. Clinicians should be aware of the possible diagnosis of AE when considering other neurological differential diagnosis in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients."
High risk of autoimmune diseases after COVID-19
Three new studies give us good estimates of a heightened risk of auto-immune disease after COVID-19 infection. Risk increases of between 20 and 40%
This data franks earlier evidence about lots of self-directed antibodies seen in people post-COVID
Correlation of covid-19 and Guillain-Barré syndrome: A Mechanistic Perspective
"SARS-CoV-2 uses angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 as its entry receptor and enters the central nervous system.. the virus can infect peripheral neurons to cause direct damage.. the number of Guillain-Barré Syndrome patients linked to COVID19 has increased significantly."
High risk of autoimmune diseases after COVID-19
"Two studies that use large cohorts now highlight that SARS-CoV-2 infection is linked to a substantially increased risk of developing a diverse spectrum of new-onset autoimmune diseases."
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RISK of AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES in patients with COVID-19: A retrospective cohort study
A Comprehensive Review of COVID-19–Associated Endocrine Manifestations
As result of the COVID-19 infections, "Thyroid dysfunction with subacute thyroiditis, Graves’ disease & hypothyroidism caused by primary autoimmune thyroiditis has been reported. Pancreatic damage leads to type 1 DM because of the autoimmune nature of the disease and type 2 DM because of postinflammatory insulin resistance."
COVID-19 linked to 40% increase in autoimmune disease risk in huge study
"Catching COVID-19 may raise the risk of developing autoimmune disease by 43% in the months following the infection, according to the largest study of its kind."
Evidence of a Sjögren’s disease-like phenotype following COVID-19
"Evidence of a Sjögren’s disease-like phenotype following COVID-19"
Long COVID: How Researchers are Zeroing in on the Self-Targeted Immune Attacks That May Lurk Behind it
"Studies revealed that patients with severe COVID-19 share some of the key traits of chronic autoimmune diseases."
Autoimmune Disease and COVID-19: a Complicated Relationship, Say Colorado Experts
“It is apparent that people with autoimmune disease have problems fighting off COVID. They are at higher risk for catching COVID in the first place and at higher risk for more severe COVID because their immune system can’t handle it once it occurs.”
laurie allee on Twitter
“Recent research suggests people with long Covid are more likely to have markers of autoimmune disease in their blood a year after infection.”
Mw on Twitter
Detailed Twitter thread: IBD is an autoimmune condition, which studies have shown increases a person’s chances of Long Covid. Now doctors are seeing both de novo IBD after Covid and worsening of existing IBD. (see this thread). More research is needed. Another reason for high grade mask & ventilation.
Radiological images confirm 'COVID-19 can cause the body to attack itself': Imaging illustrates severity, long-term prognosis of COVID-19-related muscle, joint pain
"We've realized that the COVID virus can trigger the body to attack itself in different ways, which may lead to rheumatological issues that require lifelong management,"
How Effects on the Brain Can Produce Long COVID - Neuroscience News
"scientists believe some symptoms may be caused by autoimmunity—in which the immune system is turned on to fight an incoming pathogen, but mistakenly recognizes the body’s own cells as targets. How Effects on the Brain Can Produce Long COVID -
COVID-19 and celiac disease: A pathogenetic hypothesis for a celiac outbreak - PubMed
Hypothesis: "Genetically predisposed patients could be more likely to develop celiac disease following SARS-CoV-2 infection, making COVID-19 a candidate culprit for a potential outbreak of celiac disease in the forthcoming future."
COVID-19 increases the chance of getting an autoimmune condition. Here's what the science says so far
"There are also reports of autoimmune responses that don’t clearly correspond to any known autoimmune disease. This suggests COVID-19 disease may trigger new autoimmune illnesses."
Can covid 19 cause autoimmune diseases
"So far, COVID-19 infections are linked to these different autoimmune conditions: Guillain-Barre syndrome Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura Autoimmune hemolytic anemia Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) Diabetes"
New Onset of Autoimmune Diseases Following COVID-19 Diagnosis
"There is growing evidence that COVID-19 can lead to a dysregulation of the immune system with the development of autoimmune phenomena...immune dysregulation ranges from the production of autoantibodies to the onset of rheumatic autoimmune disease."