European Task Force on Atopic Dermatitis (ETFAD): position on vaccination of adult patients with atopic dermatitis against COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) being treated with systemic medication and biologics.

Thyssen JP, Vestergaard C, Barbarot S, de Bruin-Weller MS, Bieber T, Taieb A, Seneschal J, Cork MJ, Paul C, Flohr C, Weidinger S, Trzeciak M, Werfel T, Heratizadeh A, Darsow U, Simon D, Torrelo A, Chernyshov PV, Stalder J, Gelmetti C, Szalai Z, Svensson Å, von Kobyletzki LB, De Raeve L, Fölster-Holst R, Christen-Zaech S, Jan Hijnen D, Gieler U, Gutermuth J, Bangert C, Spuls PI, Kunz B, Ring J, Wollenberg A, Deleuran M

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol - (-) - [2021-02-15; online 2021-02-15]

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is caused by rapid spread of different strains of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The severity of infection ranges from mild, or even asymptomatic, to very severe. Signs and symptoms include fatigue, fever, exanthemas, upper respiratory illness, loss of smell and taste, pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, and multi-organ failure. Risk factors for a severe or lethal course include age, male gender, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and immune suppression 1 .

Type: Other

PubMed 33587756

DOI 10.1111/jdv.17167

Crossref 10.1111/jdv.17167


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