Tackling osteoarthritis during COVID-19 pandemic.

Internal Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil.Internal Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil.Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.Department of Rheumatology, AP-HP Saint-Antoine Hospital, Sorbonne Universite, Paris, Île-de-France, France francis.berenbaum@aphp.fr.

Annals of the rheumatic diseases. 2021;(2):151-153

Abstract

In this opinion article, we would like to draw attention to the fact that COVID-19 has a significant impact not only on immune-mediated arthritis but also on osteoarthritis (OA), the most common rheumatic disease. We suggest herein strategies for pain relief and symptom prevention in patients with OA during COVID-19 pandemic.

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Publication Type : Review

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