Uneventful Course in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease During the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Outbreak in Northern Italy

Affiliations

¹ Paediatric Hepatology Gastroenterology and Transplantation, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy. Electronic address: lnorsa@asst-pg23.it.
² Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy.
³ Paediatric Hepatology Gastroenterology and Transplantation, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy.

Observational Study

Lorenzo Norsa et al. Gastroenterology. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;159(1):371-372.

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.03.062. Epub 2020 Apr 2.

¹ Paediatric Hepatology Gastroenterology and Transplantation, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy. Electronic address: lnorsa@asst-pg23.it.
² Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy.
³ Paediatric Hepatology Gastroenterology and Transplantation, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Immunosuppression; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

Comment in

Balancing Risks and Benefits in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Coronavirus Disease-19 Has Come Home to Roost in Gastroenterology.
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Low frequency of COVID-19 in inflammatory bowel diseases.
Marafini I, Salvatori S, Sena G, Calabrese E, Biancone L, Monteleone G. Marafini I, et al. Dig Liver Dis. 2020 Nov;52(11):1234-1235. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2020.06.007. Epub 2020 Jun 13. Dig Liver Dis. 2020. PMID: 32601036 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Reply.
Norsa L, D'Antiga L. Norsa L, et al. Gastroenterology. 2021 Jan;160(1):474-475. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.11.001. Epub 2020 Nov 4. Gastroenterology. 2021. PMID: 33159926 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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