Patients infected with COVID-19 are at increased risk for thrombosis, suggesting an important role for COVID-19-induced coagulopathy. This study aimed to investigate the presence of prothrombotic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) and antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) in the course of COVID-19 infection and to correlate these markers with severity and fatality, suggesting that COVID-19-induced autoimmune thrombosis is an axis in the inflammatory circuit of infection. To investigate this, we conducted a case-control study in which the cases had a positive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and the controls had a negative result, in addition to confirming that the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antibodies were negative. An indirect immunofluorescence assay using granulocyte biochips (AESKU slides from AESKU DIAGNOSTICS- Germany) was used to detect ANCA, as well as multiplex ELISA for the detection of antiphospholipid antibodies for all patients with COVID-19 and for the control group. The results showed that of the 45 cases, 1/45(2.2%) revealed positive for aPL and 7/45(15.6%) tested positive for ANCA, 5 were men and 2 were females; one case tested positive for both aPL and ANCA. A cytoplasmic reaction against eosinophils was observed in 2 cases; both were positive for ANCA. Other markers (CRP, APTT, PT, INR ESR, and neutrophil and lymphocyte counts) were included in the study, along with demographic data. NO aPL or ANCA was detected in the control group. These findings suggest that aPL and ANCA are induced by inflammation of COVID-19 and possibly contribute to severity and mortality.
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