Very low reporting rate of connective tissue diseases among coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients and the renin-angiotensin system - An overlooked association?

Eur J Intern Med. 2020 Oct:80:106-107. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2020.06.012. Epub 2020 Jun 12.

Authors

Alessandro Giollo¹, Giovanni Cioffi², Maurizio Rossini², Ombretta Viapiana², Giovanni De Simone³

Affiliations

¹ Rheumatology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Rheumatology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
³ Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca sull'Ipertensione Arteriosa e le Patologie Associate (CIRIAPA), Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Università Federico II, Napoli, Italy.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
Autoantibodies / blood*
Betacoronavirus* / isolation & purification
Betacoronavirus* / physiology
COVID-19
Comorbidity
Connective Tissue Diseases* / epidemiology
Connective Tissue Diseases* / immunology
Connective Tissue Diseases* / therapy
Coronavirus Infections* / diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections* / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections* / metabolism
Coronavirus Infections* / virology
Correlation of Data
Humans
Pandemics*
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / immunology*
Pneumonia, Viral* / diagnosis
Pneumonia, Viral* / epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral* / metabolism
Pneumonia, Viral* / virology
Prevalence
Renin-Angiotensin System / physiology
SARS-CoV-2
Severity of Illness Index
Sex Factors

Substances

Autoantibodies
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
ACE2 protein, human
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2