Novel COronaVirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic: What are the risks for systemic sclerosis patients?

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¹ Department of Rheumatology, Gaetano Pini Hospital, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: Nicoletta.DelPapa@asst-pini-cto.it.
² Regional Referral Center for Rare Lung Diseases, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Italy.
³ Department of Rheumatology, Gaetano Pini Hospital, Milan, Italy.
⁴ Department of Rheumatology, Gaetano Pini Hospital, Milan, Italy; University of Milan, Dept. of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Research Center for Adult and Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases, Milan, Italy.

Comment

Nicoletta Del Papa et al. Autoimmun Rev. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;19(7):102558.

doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2020.102558. Epub 2020 May 5.

¹ Department of Rheumatology, Gaetano Pini Hospital, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: Nicoletta.DelPapa@asst-pini-cto.it.
² Regional Referral Center for Rare Lung Diseases, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Italy.
³ Department of Rheumatology, Gaetano Pini Hospital, Milan, Italy.
⁴ Department of Rheumatology, Gaetano Pini Hospital, Milan, Italy; University of Milan, Dept. of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Research Center for Adult and Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases, Milan, Italy.

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Keywords: Coronavirus; Interstitial lung disease; Systemic sclerosis.

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Monti S, Balduzzi S, Delvino P, Bellis E, Quadrelli VS, Montecucco C. Monti S, et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2020 May;79(5):667-668. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217424. Epub 2020 Apr 2. Ann Rheum Dis. 2020. PMID: 32241793 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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