@article{94405, keywords = {Covid-19}, author = {Santos V and Quintans-Júnior L and Barboza W and Araújo A and Martins-Filho P}, title = {Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients With COVID-2019 and Leprosy.}, abstract = {

The emergence of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a highly infectious virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has raised important questions about the target groups at risk of illness and/or death. COVID-19 mortality has been higher in men, older people, unassisted by health systems and those having non-communicable disease. However, information is still lacking on how COVID-19 can affect people with infectious disease. Herein, we described the clinical features and outcomes in patients with COVID-19 and leprosy in an endemic area in Brazil.

}, year = {2020}, journal = {Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV}, month = {08/2020}, issn = {1468-3083}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jdv.16899}, doi = {10.1111/jdv.16899}, language = {eng}, }