학술논문

COVID-19 in teriflunomide-treated patients with multiple sclerosis.
Document Type
Article
Source
Journal of Neurology. Oct2020, Vol. 267 Issue 10, p2790-2796. 7p.
Subject
*COVID-19
*COVID-19 pandemic
*SARS-CoV-2
*MULTIPLE sclerosis
Language
ISSN
0340-5354
Abstract
The outbreak of a severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19), has raised health concerns for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are commonly on long-term immunotherapies. Managing MS during the pandemic remains challenging with little published experience and no evidence-based guidelines. We present five teriflunomide-treated patients with MS who subsequently developed active COVID-19 infection. The patients continued teriflunomide therapy and had self-limiting infection, without relapse of their MS. These observations have implications for the management of MS in the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]