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.
Systemic sclerosis and the COVID-19 pandemic: World Scleroderma Foundation preliminary advice for patient management / Matucci-Cerinic M.; Bruni C.; Allanore Y.; Clementi M.; Dagna L.; Damjanov N.S.; De Paulis A.; Denton C.P.; Distler O.; Fox D.; Furst D.E.; Khanna D.; Krieg T.; Kuwana M.; Lee E.B.; Li M.; Pillai S.; Wang Y.; Zeng X.; Taliani G.. - In: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. - ISSN 0003-4967. - ELETTRONICO. - 79:(2020), pp. S724-S726. [10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217407]
Systemic sclerosis and the COVID-19 pandemic: World Scleroderma Foundation preliminary advice for patient management
Matucci-Cerinic M.;Bruni C.Membro del Collaboration Group
;Li M.Membro del Collaboration Group
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2020
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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