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. 2020 Nov-Dec;38(6):731-733.
doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2020.08.004. Epub 2020 Aug 5.

Management strategies for dermatomyositis during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak

Zixin Pi  1 , Pan Chen  1 , Yi Zhan  2 , Rong Xiao  3
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Management strategies for dermatomyositis during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak

Zixin Pi et al. Clin Dermatol. 2020 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

In late 2019, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) broke out in Wuhan and then spread over China, which greatly affected the medical practices and health care systems. With most of the hospital's outpatient services closed, the routine clinical diagnosis and treatment for patients with dermatomyositis has been disturbed. We conducted telephone follow-up for 52 patients to know the changes in the condition and the continuation of drug therapy and to ensure the continuity, safety, and effectiveness of the treatment of patients with dermatomyositis during COVID-19.

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Conflict of Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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