Open AccessCOVID-19 and Rheumatic Diseases: Practical Issues
Author(s) -
Ho So,
Chi Chiu Mok
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical rheumatology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2661-3425
pISSN - 2661-3417
DOI - 10.1142/s2661341720300025
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , coronavirus , medicine , intensive care medicine , health care , disease , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , political science , pathology , outbreak , law
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.