COVID-19 and Rheumatic Diseases: Practical Issues

Authors :: Ho So
Chi Chiu Mok
Source :: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology and Immunology, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 21-24 (2020)
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: World Scientific Publishing, 2020.
Abstract: On March 12, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) a pandemic. The rapidly increasing number of cases and deaths have overwhelmed the health care system worldwide. We aimed to provide a narrative review on some practical issues of COVID-19 and rheumatic diseases with the limited data to the date of April 26, 2020.