Recommendations for phototherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic

HW Lim, SR Feldman… - Journal of the …, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
HW Lim, SR Feldman, AS Van Voorhees, JM Gelfand
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2020pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Although patients with psoriasis and transplant recipients are older, burdened by metabolic
and cardiovascular comorbidities, and above all, immunosuppressed, there is no early
signal of an increased hospitalization or death from COVID-19. We acknowledge that
patients on biologics or immunosuppressive drugs may have self-isolated more effectively
and focused on improved hygiene, thus limiting their own infection risk.
Although patients with psoriasis and transplant recipients are older, burdened by metabolic and cardiovascular comorbidities, and above all, immunosuppressed, there is no early signal of an increased hospitalization or death from COVID-19. We acknowledge that patients on biologics or immunosuppressive drugs may have self-isolated more effectively and focused on improved hygiene, thus limiting their own infection risk.
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