Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with systemic rheumatic diseases

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care, School of Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa 56126, Italy.
² Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa 56126, Italy.
³ Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa 56126, Italy.
⁴ Rheumatology Clinic 'Madonna dello Scoglio' Cotronei, Crotone, Italy.
⁵ Rheumatology Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, School of Medicine, Modena, Italy.

Alessandro Antonelli et al. Lancet Rheumatol. 2021 Oct.

. 2021 Oct;3(10):e675-e676.

doi: 10.1016/S2665-9913(21)00243-5. Epub 2021 Jul 22.

¹ Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care, School of Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa 56126, Italy.
² Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa 56126, Italy.
³ Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa 56126, Italy.
⁴ Rheumatology Clinic 'Madonna dello Scoglio' Cotronei, Crotone, Italy.
⁵ Rheumatology Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, School of Medicine, Modena, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

We declare no competing interests.

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