Introduction
Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is a viral infection caused by severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). An increase in
pro inflammatory cytokines ( IFN-γ, IL-1, IL-6, IL-12, and TNF-α) and
chemokines ( CCL2, CXCL10, CXCL9, and IL-8) described as a cytokine
storm or hyperinflammatory syndrome may develop during the course
COVID‐19 (1).
Cases of autoimmune disorders presenting or exacerbating after
SARS-Cov-2 infection have been reported (2). Herein, we report the first
case of Rheumatoid arthritis occurring one month after COVID-19
infection.