RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Tackling osteoarthritis during COVID-19 pandemic
JF Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
JO Ann Rheum Dis
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism
SP 151
OP 153
DO 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-218372
VO 80
IS 2
A1 Francisco Airton Castro da Rocha
A1 Lucas da Ponte Melo
A1 Francis Berenbaum
YR 2021
UL http://ard.bmj.com/content/80/2/151.abstract
AB 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.