Illuminating the connection: Unearthing the mechanisms linking COVID-19 and rheumatoid arthritis

Chi-Hsiang Feng¹, Pei-Cheng Kuo¹, Po-Cheng Shih^{2

3}, James Cheng-Chung Wei^{3

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Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
² Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
³ Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁴ Department of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁵ Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁶ Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.

Editorial

Chi-Hsiang Feng et al. Int J Rheum Dis. 2023 Nov.

. 2023 Nov;26(11):2134-2136.

doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.14870.

Chi-Hsiang Feng¹, Pei-Cheng Kuo¹, Po-Cheng Shih^{2

3}, James Cheng-Chung Wei^{3

4

5

6}

¹ School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
² Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
³ Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁴ Department of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁵ Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁶ Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.

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Onset of rheumatoid arthritis after COVID-19: coincidence or connected?
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