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Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies

From: Rheumatic manifestations of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Year

Journal

Country

Study design

Total patients

Setting

Findings of rheumatologic interest

Alramthan

2020

Clin Exp Dermatol

Kuwait

case report

2

non-hospital

acro-ischemic lesions

Andina

2020

Pediatr Dermatol

Spain

case series

22

non-hospital

chilblains

Beyrouty

2020

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry

UK

case series

6

hospital

antiphospholipid antibodies

Bomhof

2020

Br J Haematol

Netherlands

case series

3

hospital

immune thrombocytopenia

Bouaziz

2020

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol

France

case series

7

non-hospital

chilblains

Bowles

2020

NEJM

UK

case series

35

hospital

antiphospholipid antibodies

Cao

2020

Clin Infect Dis

China

retrospective observational study

102

hospital

myalgia (prevalence); fatigue (prevalence)

Castelnovo

2020

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol

Italy

case series

2

non-hospital

cutaneous vasculitis

Chen

2020

J Infect

China

retrospective observational study

249

hospital

fatigue (onset)

Chen

2020

Acta Ophthalmol

China

retrospective observational study

535

non-hospital

fatigue (prevalence); arthralgia or myalgia (prevalence)

Chen

2020

Infection

China

retrospective observational study

145

hospital

myalgia (prevalence); fatigue (prevalence)

Chen

2020

Chest

China

retrospective observational study

1590

hospital

fatigue (prevalence on 1365 patients); myalgia or arthralgia (prevalence on 1338 patients)

Chen

2020

J Gerontol a Bio Sci Med Sci

China

retrospective observational study

203

hospital

fatigue (prevalence); myalgia or arthralgia (prevalence)

Chen

2020

BMJ

China

retrospective observational study

274

hospital

myalgia (onset); fatigue (onset)

Chen

2020

Diabetes Care

China

retrospective observational study

904

hospital

myalgia (onset); fatigue (onset)

Colonna

2020

Pediatr Dermatol

Italy

case series

4

non-hospital

chilblains

Cordoro

2020

Pediatr Dermatol

USA

case series

6

non-hospital

chilblains

de Masson

2020

J Am Acad Dermatol

retrospective observational study

277

non-hospital

chilblains

Dogan

2020

Brain Behav Immun

Turkey

case series

6

hospital

autoimmune encephalitis

Du

2020

Ann Am Thorac Soc

China

retrospective observational study

109

hospital

myalgia (onset); fatigue (onset)

Galeano-Valle

2020

Thromb Res

Spain

retrospective observational study

24

hospital

antiphospholipid antibodies

Galván-Casas

2020

Br J Dermatol

Spain

retrospective observational study

375

hospital and non-hospital

pseudo-chillblain (prevalence); livedo/necrosis: (prevalence)

Garazzino

2020

Euro Surveill

Italy

retrospective observational study

168 children

hospital and non-hospital

fatigue (prevalence)

Harzallah

2020

J Thromb Haem

France

case series

56

not-reported

antiphospholipid antibodies

Hu

2020

Phytomedicine

China

RCT

284

hospital

fatigue (prevalence)

Huang

2020

J Med Virol

China

retrospective observational study

344

hospital

fatigue (prevalence)

Huang

2020

PLOS Negl Trop Dis

China

retrospective observational study

202

hospital

myalgia (onset); fatigue (onset)

Hung

2020

Lancet

Hong Kong

RCT

127

hospital

myalgia (prevalence); malaise (prevalence)

Hur

2020

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

USA

retrospective observational study

486

hospital

fatigue (prevalence)

Javanian

2020

Rom J Int Med

Iran

retrospective observational study

100

hospital

myalgia (prevalence); fatigue (prevalence)

Ji

2020

Epidemiol Infect

China

retrospective observational study

101

hospital

myalgia (prevalence); fatigue (prevalence)

Jones

2020

Hosp Pediatr

USA

case report

1

hospital

Kawasaki disease

Klopfenstein

2020

Clin Res Hepato

France

retrospective observational study

114

hospital and non-hospital

fatigue (prevalence)

Kolivras

2020

JAAD Case Rep

USA

case report

1

non-hospital

chilblains

Lazarian

2020

Br J Haematol

France

case series

7

hospital

autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Li

2020

Clin Infect Dis

China

retrospective observational study

105

hospital

fatigue (prevalence)

Li

2020

Br J Haematol

USA

case report

1

hospital

Evans syndrome

Lian

2020

Clin Infect Dis

China

retrospective observational study

788

hospital

myalgia (prevalence); fatigue (prevalence)

Liguori

2020

Brain Behav Im

Italy

retrospective observational study

103

hospital

myalgia (prevalence); fatigue (prevalence)

Liu

2020

J Clin Virol

China

retrospective observational study

140

hospital

myalgia (onset); fatigue (onset)

Liu

2020

J Infect

China

retrospective observational study

245

hospital

myalgia (prevalence); fatigue (prevalence)

Lopez

2020

Br J Haematol

USA

case report

1

hospital

autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Lu

2020

Pediatr Infect

China

retrospective observational study

110 children

hospital

fatigue (prevalence)

Meng

2020

Plos Pathog

China

retrospective observational study

168

hospital

myalgia (prevalence); fatigue (prevalence)

Menter

2020

Histopathology

Switzerland

case series

21

post-mortem

vasculitis of the pulmonary veins and capillaries

Mo

2020

Clin Infect Dis

China

retrospective observational study

155

hospital

fatigue (prevalence); myalgia or arthralgia (prevalence)

Moeinzadeh

2020

Iran J Kidney Dis

Iran

case report

1

hospital

glomerulonephritis and ANCA positivity

Nowak

2020

Pol Arch Intern

Poland

retrospective observational study

169

hospital

fatigue (prevalence)

Paderno

2020

Int Forum Allergy Rhinol

Italy

retrospective observational study

295

hospital and non-hospital

arthromyalgia (prevalence and onset)

Palaiodimos

2020

Metabolism

USA

retrospective observational study

200

hospital

myalgia (onset)

Pan

2020

Am J Gastroenterol

China

retrospective observational study

103

hospital

myalgia (prevalence)

Pilotto

2020

Ann Neurol

Italy

case report

1

hospital

autoimmune encephalitis

Qi

2020

Int J Infect Dis

China

retrospective observational study

147

hospital

fatigue (prevalence)

Redd

2020

Gastroenterology

USA

retrospective observational study

318

hospital

myalgia (onset); fatigue (onset); arthralgia (onset)

Ren

2020

Intensive Care

China

retrospective observational study

150

hospital

myalgia (prevalence); fatigue (prevalence)

Rivera-Figueroa

2020

Indian Pediatr

India

case report

1

hospital

Kawasaki disease

Sedaghat

2020

J Clin Neurosci

Iran

case report

1

hospital

Guillain Barre syndrome

Shi

2020

Diabetes Care

China

retrospective observational study

306

hospital

myalgia (prevalence); fatigue (prevalence)

Shi

2020

JAMA Cardiol

China

retrospective observational study

416

hospital

myalgia (prevalence); fatigue (prevalence)

Suarez-Valle

2020

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol

Spain

case series

3

hospital

acro-ischemic lesions

Tang

2020

BMJ

China

RCT

150

hospital

fatigue (prevalence on 136 pts)

Tian

2020

J infect

China

retrospective observational study

262

hospital

fatigue (prevalence)

Vanegas-Ramirez

2020

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol

Germany

case report

1

hospital

vasculitis

Verdoni

2020

Lancet

Italy

retrospective observational study

10

hospital

Kawasaki disease

Wang

2020

JAMA

China

retrospective observational study

138

hospital

myalgia (prevalence); fatigue (prevalence)

Wang

2020

Crit Care

China

retrospective observational study

107

hospital

myalgia (prevalence); fatigue (prevalence)

Wang

2020

J Med Virol

China

retrospective observational study

889

non-hospital

myalgia (prevalence); fatigue (prevalence)

Wang

2020

Int J Inf Dis

China

retrospective observational study

125

hospital

myalgia (prevalence); fatigue (prevalence)

Wang

2020

Diabetes Res Clin

China

retrospective observational study

132

hospital

myalgia (prevalence); fatigue (prevalence)

Wu

2020

JAMA Intern Med

China

retrospective observational study

201

hospital

myalgia or fatigue (onset)

Yan

2020

BMJ open diabetes res care

China

retrospective observational study

193

hospital

fatigue (prevalence)

Yang

2020

J Infect

China

retrospective observational study

149

hospital

myalgia (prevalence)

Yao

2020

Pol Arch Intern

China

retrospective observational study

108

hospital

myalgia or fatigue (prevalence)

Zhang

2020

J Infect Dis

China

retrospective observational study

112

hospital

myalgia (prevalence); fatigue (prevalence)

Zhang

2020

Diabetes Obes Metab

China

retrospective observational study

166

hospital

myalgia (prevalence); fatigue (prevalence)

Zhang

2020

NEJM

China

case series

3

hospital

antiphospholipid antibodies

Zhang

2020

J Clin Virol

China

retrospective observational study

221

hospital

fatigue (prevalence)

Zhang

2020

J Clin Virol

China

retrospective observational study

111

hospital

myalgia (prevalence); fatigue (prevalence)

Zhang

2020

Eur Radiol

China

retrospective observational study

120

hospital

myalgia or fatigue (onset)

Zhao

2020

AJR Am J Roentgerol

China

retrospective observational study

101

hospital

myalgia or fatigue (onset)

Zheng

2020

Eur Rev. Med Pharmacol Sci

China

retrospective observational study

161

hospital

myalgia (prevalence); fatigue (prevalence)

Zheng

2020

Clin Chem Lab Med

China

retrospective observational study

141

hospital

fatigue (prevalence)

Zhou

2020

Lancet

China

retrospective observational study

191

hospital

myalgia (prevalence); fatigue (prevalence)

Zhou

2020

Eur Radiol

China

retrospective observational study

100

hospital

myalgia (prevalence); fatigue (prevalence)

Zhou

2020

Clin Exp Hypert

China

retrospective observational study

110

hospital

myalgia (prevalence); fatigue (prevalence)

Zhou

2020

Plos One

China

retrospective observational study

366

hospital

fatigue (prevalence); myalgia and arthralgia (prevalence)

Zhou

2020

Clin Trans Sci

China

case series

6

hospital

ANA and ENA

Zulfiqar

2020

NEJM

France

case report

1

hospital

immune thrombocytopenic purpura