Open AccessA case of SARS‐CoV‐2‐associated arthritis with detection of viral RNA in synovial fluid
Author(s) -
Kuschner Zachary,
Ortega Alexandra,
Mukherji Pinaki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the american college of emergency physicians open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2688-1152
DOI - 10.1002/emp2.12452
Subject(s) - synovial fluid , medicine , covid-19 , acute respiratory distress , arthritis , coronavirus , immunology , respiratory distress , viral load , virology , pathology , virus , lung , disease , osteoarthritis , infectious disease (medical specialty) , surgery , alternative medicine , outbreak
Severe acute respiratory distress syndrome‐coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) provokes symptoms ranging from mild viral illness to a systemic inflammatory syndrome with multi‐organ failure and has been associated with cases of arthritis. We report a clinical case of SARS‐CoV‐2 associated arthritis in which analysis of synovial fluid detected SARS‐CoV‐2 ribonucleic acid.