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Systemic sclerosis and the COVID-19 pandemic: World Scleroderma Foundation preliminary advice for patient management

Matucci-Cerinic, Marco; Bruni, Cosimo; Allanore, Yannick; Clementi, Massimo; Dagna, Lorenzo; Damjanov, Nemanja S; de Paulis, Amato; Denton, Christopher P; Distler, Oliver; Fox, David; Furst, Daniel E; Khanna, Dinesh; Krieg, Thomas; Kuwana, Masataka; Lee, Eun Bong; Li, Mengtao; Pillai, Shiv; Wang, Yukai; Zeng, Xiaofeng; Taliani, Gloria (2020). Systemic sclerosis and the COVID-19 pandemic: World Scleroderma Foundation preliminary advice for patient management. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 79(6):724-726.

Abstract

Due to the frequent presence of interstitial lung disease and widespread use of immunosuppressive treatment, systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients may be considered at risk for a more severe disease course and higher mortality when they develop Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Coronavirus - 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus infection. Therefore, with World Scleroderma Foundation endorsement, experts from different specialties including rheumatology, virology and clinical immunology gathered virtually to answer to the main practical clinical questions regarding SARS-CoV-2 infection coming from both patients and physicians. This preliminary advice is aligned with other national and international recommendations, adapted for SSc patients.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Rheumatology Clinic and Institute of Physical Medicine
Dewey Decimal Classification:610 Medicine & health
Scopus Subject Areas:Health Sciences > Immunology and Allergy
Health Sciences > Rheumatology
Life Sciences > Immunology
Life Sciences > General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Uncontrolled Keywords:COVID
Language:English
Date:June 2020
Deposited On:19 May 2020 14:23
Last Modified:23 Oct 2024 01:39
Publisher:BMJ Publishing Group
ISSN:0003-4967
OA Status:Closed
Free access at:Publisher DOI. An embargo period may apply.
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217407
Related URLs:https://ard.bmj.com/content/early/2020/04/29/annrheumdis-2020-217407.long
PubMed ID:32349982

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