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Comment
. 2021 Feb;80(2):e21.
doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217656. Epub 2020 Apr 24.

Patients with lupus are not protected from COVID-19

Amr H Sawalha  1
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Patients with lupus are not protected from COVID-19

Amr H Sawalha. Ann Rheum Dis. 2021 Feb.
No abstract available

Keywords: autoimmunity; hydroxychloroquine; lupus erythematosus, systemic.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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