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Acute respiratory viral adverse events during use of antirheumatic disease therapies: A scoping review. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2020 Oct;50(5):1191-1201

Date

09/16/2020

Pubmed ID

32931985

Pubmed Central ID

PMC7832282

DOI

10.1016/j.semarthrit.2020.07.007

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85090572566 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   18 Citations

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: COVID-19 is an acute respiratory viral infection that threatens people worldwide, including people with rheumatic disease, although it remains unclear to what extent various antirheumatic disease therapies increase susceptibility to complications of viral respiratory infections.

OBJECTIVE: The present study undertakes a scoping review of available evidence regarding the frequency and severity of acute respiratory viral adverse events related to antirheumatic disease therapies.

METHODS: Online databases were used to identify, since database inception, studies reporting primary data on acute respiratory viral infections in patients utilizing antirheumatic disease therapies. Independent reviewer pairs charted data from eligible studies using a standardized data abstraction tool.

RESULTS: A total of 180 studies were eligible for qualitative analysis. While acknowledging that the extant literature has a lack of specificity in reporting of acute viral infections or complications thereof, the data suggest that use of glucocorticoids, JAK inhibitors (especially high-dose), TNF inhibitors, and anti-IL-17 agents may be associated with an increased frequency of respiratory viral events. Available data suggest no increased frequency or risk of respiratory viral events with NSAIDs, hydroxychloroquine, sulfasalazine, methotrexate, azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil, cyclophosphamide, or apremilast. One large cohort study demonstrated an association with leflunomide use and increased risk of acute viral respiratory events compared to non-use.

CONCLUSION: This scoping review identified that some medication classes may confer increased risk of acute respiratory viral infections. However, definitive data are lacking and future studies should address this knowledge gap.

Author List

Kilian A, Chock YP, Huang IJ, Graef ER, Upton LA, Khilnani A, Krupnikova SDS, Almaghlouth I, Cappelli LC, Fernandez-Ruiz R, Frankel BA, Frankovich J, Harrison C, Kumar B, Monga K, Vega JAR, Singh N, Sparks JA, Sullo E, Young KJ, Duarte-Garcia A, Putman M, Johnson S, Grainger R, Wallace ZS, Liew JW, Jayatilleke A

Author

Michael Putman MD Assistant Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Antirheumatic Agents
Betacoronavirus
Comorbidity
Coronavirus Infections
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral
Rheumatic Diseases
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index