Coronavirus disease 2019 in Latin American patients with multiple sclerosis

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Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who present coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are of particular interest to neurologists. These patients have a neuroimmune disease and receive immunomodulatory or immunosuppressive therapies in the long-term. We present here data from 73 patients with MS and a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 from five Latin American countries. Fifteen patients (20.5%) were hospitalized and two patients died. The use of anti-CD20 therapies was the only risk factor associated to hospitalization and death. Despite the small sample size, this study highlights the awareness regarding therapeutic options for MS during the pandemic.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:55

Enthalten in:

Multiple sclerosis and related disorders - 55(2021) vom: 24. Okt., Seite 103173

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fragoso, Yara D [VerfasserIn]
Schiavetti, Irene [VerfasserIn]
Carmisciano, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Ponzano, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Steinberg, Judith [VerfasserIn]
Treviño-Frenk, Irene [VerfasserIn]
Ciampi, Ethel [VerfasserIn]
Vecino, Maria Cecilia A [VerfasserIn]
Correa, Edgar P [VerfasserIn]
Carcamo, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Gomes, Sidney [VerfasserIn]
Pimentel, Maria Lucia V [VerfasserIn]
Santos, Gutemberg A C [VerfasserIn]
Vrech, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Winckler, Thereza C A [VerfasserIn]
Sormani, Maria Pia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Letter
Multiple sclerosis
Ocrelizumab
Pandemic
Rituximab

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Date Completed 19.10.2021

Date Revised 19.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.msard.2021.103173

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM328770418