Biologic therapy for psoriasis during the COVID-19 outbreak: The choice is to weigh risks and benefits

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Dermatology Clinic, Maggiore Hospital, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
² Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Dermatology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
³ Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery, Dermatology Section, Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital, Rome, Italy.

Comment

Claudio Conforti et al. Dermatol Ther. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;33(4):e13490.

doi: 10.1111/dth.13490. Epub 2020 May 20.

¹ Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Dermatology Clinic, Maggiore Hospital, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
² Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Dermatology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
³ Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery, Dermatology Section, Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital, Rome, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no potential conflict of interest.

Biologic therapy for psoriasis during the covid-19 outbreak is not a choice.
Bardazzi F, Loi C, Sacchelli L, Di Altobrando A. Bardazzi F, et al. J Dermatolog Treat. 2020 Jun;31(4):320-321. doi: 10.1080/09546634.2020.1749545. Epub 2020 Apr 6. J Dermatolog Treat. 2020. PMID: 32248724 No abstract available.

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