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- Title
Hand conditions as sequelae of infection with COVID-19: a literature review.
- Authors
Koo, Kenneth Kin-Hoo; Morris, James; Ansari, Saif Akhter; Younis, Fizan
- Abstract
Patients have attended our clinics with various hand pathologies after contracting COVID-19 or receiving vaccination. We postulate the virus stimulates a systemic inflammatory response that triggers these pathologies and conducted a search of the literature for associated conditions. Twenty publications were included for this review. Three studies identified skeletal muscle inflammation, and several identified reactive arthritis post-infection. Rheumatoid arthritis post-infection was also recognized, along with crystalline arthropathy. Carpal tunnel syndrome was seen in two cases. There is a current paucity in published scientific material regarding COVID-19 sequalae in the hand. This review aims to stimulate discussion in how a virus can induce pathological processes causing common hand pathologies.
- Subjects
LITERATURE reviews; COVID-19; MYOSITIS; DISEASE complications; INFLAMMATION
- Publication
Journal of Hand Surgery (17531934), 2024, Vol 49, Issue 2, p284
- ISSN
1753-1934
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/17531934231192832