Case Series
Case Series of Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease Patients Infected by Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Table 1
Clinical characteristics and laboratory test of 5 patients.
| | Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 | Patient 5 |
| Rheumatic diseases | RA | RA | RA | SLE | SLE | Clinical characteristics | | | | | | Cough | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Fever | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Rhinorrhea | No | No | Yes | No | No | Anosmia | No | No | Yes | No | No | Ageusia | No | No | Yes | No | No | Nasal obstruction | No | No | Yes | No | No | Arthralgia and myalgia | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Headache | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Asthenia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Vomiting | No | No | No | No | No | Diarrhea | No | No | No | No | No | Temperature | 38.7 | 36.9 | 38.9 | 37.1 | 38.4 | Blood pressure | 130/80 | 150/100 | 120/75 | 152/110 | 98/69 | Oxygen saturation | 98 | 97 | 98 | 95 | 78 | Respiratory frequency | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | 28 | Heart rate | Normal | 100 | Normal | Normal | 130 | Clinical subtype | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Severe |
| Laboratory parameters | | | | | | Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 12.5 | 12.3 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 12.4 | White blood cells (mm3) | 6800 | 6100 | 9030 | 5560 | 19910 | Segment neutrophiles (mm3) | 4864 | 4026 | 7040 | 2520 | 18180 | Lymphocytes (mm3) | 1515 | 1769 | 1250 | 2580 | 1040 | Plaquets (mm3) | 271000 | 254000 | 324000 | 172000 | 333000 | C-reactive protein (mg/l) | 190.29 | 26 | 171.34 | 10.05 | 376.28 | AST (IU/L) | 30 | 22 | 36 | 10.63 | 49.91 | ALT (IU/L) | 31 | 25 | 41 | 13.06 | 47.02 | Urea (mmol/L) | 3.47 | 3.75 | 3.68 | 1.71 | 6.85 | Creatinine (micromoles/L) | 69.92 | 84 | 76.8 | 64.5 | 137.5 | Sodium (mmol/L) | 146 | 146 | 133 | 144 | 125 | Potassium (mmol/L) | 4.25 | 4.33 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 2.7 | Calcemia (mmol/L) | 2.22 | 2.28 | 2.42 | 2.58 | 2.4 |
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RA, rheumatoid arthritis; SLE, systemic erythematosus lupus; AST, aspartate transaminase; ALT, alanine transaminase.
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