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Correspondence
Online management of rheumatoid arthritis during COVID-19 pandemic
  1. Yang Zhang,
  2. Jian Wang,
  3. Liang Zhao,
  4. Jun Xiao,
  5. Zhanjun Shi
  1. Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
  1. Correspondence to Dr Zhanjun Shi, Department of Orthopaedics, Southern Medical University Nanfang Hospital, Guangzhou 510515, China; nfgk{at}sohu.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217548

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    We have read with great interest the recent article from Figueroa-Parra et al 1 entitled ‘Are my patients with rheumatic diseases at higher risk of COVID-19?’ We agree that patients with rheumatic diseases are at higher risk of communicable diseases such as COVID-19, and protective measures are required.

    Patients with rheumatic diseases need frequent doctor appointments to get tailored and individualised therapies.2 However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, most outpatient services were cancelled to avoid cross-infection. Besides, visiting hospitals puts these patients at higher risk of being infected, in consideration of their advanced age and comorbidities. …

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    • Contributors YZ and ZS designed the study and wrote the letter. YZ and ZS analysed the data. YZ, JW, LZ and JX performed the online medical service.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient and public involvement Patients and/or the public were not involved in the design, or conduct, or reporting, or dissemination plans of this research.

    • Patient consent for publication Not required.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.

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