Clinical and psychosocioeconomic impact of COVID-19 pandemic on patients of the Indian Progressive Systemic Sclerosis Registry (IPSSR).
Chengappa G KavadichandaVineeta ShobhaParasar GhoshAnupam WakhluDevender BairwaManju MohananRamya JanardanaGeetabali SircarRasmi Ranjan SahooSneha JosephVir Singh NegiDinesh KhannaPadmanabha ShenoyPublished in: Rheumatology advances in practice (2021)
Individuals with scleroderma in India have been affected during the pandemic owing to closure of hospital services, lack of transport, loss of jobs and the additional financial burden. Health-care providers should continue to educate patients to stay on their medications and encourage them to be vaccinated for COVID-19.