Impact of first wave of SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Weighting the risk of infection and flare.

Dina ZucchiChiara TaniElena ElefanteChiara StagnaroLinda CarliViola SignoriniFrancesco FerroFrancesca TrentinGiovanni FulvioChiara CardelliMarco Di BattistaGianmaria GovernatoAntonio FigliomeniMarta Mosca

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Treatment discontinuation seems to be an important cause of disease flare. Our findings suggest that abrupt drug withdrawal should be avoided or evaluated with caution on the basis of individual infection risk and comorbidities.

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coronavirus disease
replacement therapy
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