Autoimmune Diseases Reported to be Triggered by SARS-CoV-2
March 4, 2021
The group at the Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases of the Sheba Medical Center and the Laboratory of the Mosaic of Autoimmunity at Saint Petersburg State University have comprehensively investigated and reported the association between various common pathogenic viruses and the development of autoimmune and chronic inflammatory diseases. In light of the current global pandemic, they have also shifted their focus to include a recent (December 2020) review of the appearance of autoimmune diseases reported to be triggered by a SARS-CoV-2 infection. (1)
Table 1: Halpert, G., & Shoenfeld, Y. (2020). SARS-CoV-2, the autoimmune virus. Autoimmunity reviews, 19(12), 102695. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autrev.2020.102695
To learn more about the autoimmune diseases listed above, check out our A-Z disease list.