TY - JOUR ID - 129431 TI - Musculoskeletal Manifestations of COVID-19: A Systematic Search and Review JO - Rheumatology Research JA - RR LA - en SN - AU - Khasru, Moshiur Rahman AU - Siddiq, Md Abu Bakar AU - Marzen, Tangila AU - Rahman, Md Mubdiur AU - Islam, Iffat AU - Refaie, Syed Ahmed AU - Ali, Md Tamjid AU - Uddin, ATM Reaz AU - Hasan, Mohammad AU - Naz, Radia AU - Haseen, Fariha AU - Islam, Syed Shariful AU - Clegg, Daniel AU - Rasker, Johannes J AD - Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka. Department of Rheumatology, University of South Wales, United Kingdom. AD - Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Brahmanbaria Medical College, Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh. Department of Rheumatology, University of South Wales, United Kingdom. AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh. AD - Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka. AD - Department of Public Health and Informatics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Kunib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. AD - Department of Epidemiology, NationalInstituteof Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Dhaka, Bangladesh. AD - Department of Rheumatology, University of South Wales, United Kingdom. AD - Department of Psychology, Health & Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands. Y1 - 2021 PY - 2021 VL - 6 IS - 2 SP - 59 EP - 80 KW - arthralgia KW - COVID-19 KW - fatigue KW - MSK symptoms KW - myalgia KW - Systematic review DO - 10.22631/rr.2021.69997.1117 N2 -  Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) started its journey around the world from Wuhan, China and gradually became a pandemic.COVID-19 often affects the respiratory system, but symptoms may include fatigue, myalgia, arthralgia, arthritis, and spine andbone pain as presenting complaints. In the present systematic search and review, we aim to highlight the musculoskeletalmanifestations during COVID-19.PubMed Central and Google Scholar search engines were searched for the key words “muscle pain”, “joint pain”, “body ache”,and “fatigue”, in Covid-19 patients.After screening, a total of 76 articles dated between January 1 and July 1, 2020 met the inclusion criteria and were included inthe study. All articles were published in English comprising 36,558 COVID-19 cases. In cross-sectional studies, fatigue wasfound in 55%, myalgia in 26%, and arthralgia in 20% of cases, respectively. In cohort studies, fatigue was found in 35%, myalgiain 15%, and arthralgia in 5%, respectively. Sporadic case reports also mention back pain, bone pain, myositis, and arthritis aspresenting symptoms of COVID-19.Fatigue was the most frequent musculoskeletal (MSK) manifestation of COVID-19 followed by myalgia and joint pain. Thefrequency of the different MSK manifestations in COVID-19 may vary widely among different geographic regions.MSK like fatigue, myalgia and arthralgia are frequent symptoms in COVID-19 patients and may vary in different countries. UR - https://www.rheumres.org/article_129431.html L1 - https://www.rheumres.org/article_129431_74a4ca3d1723de81b69ab35d6500fa4b.pdf ER -