Treatment with biological therapy is associated with faster recovery and lower frequency of treatment switch among rheumatic patients with Chikungunya fever

Treatment with biological therapy is associated with faster recovery and lower frequency of treatment switch among rheumatic patients with Chikungunya fever

Abstract Background/Objective The effects of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection on patients with rheumatic diseases have not been extensively studied. Our aim was to compare the clinical course of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritis, categorized according to the use or not of b...

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Main Authors: Aline Ranzolin, Claudia Diniz Lopes Marques, Laurindo Ferreira da Rocha Junior, Angela Luzia Branco Pinto Duarte, Hugo Deleon de Lima, Lays Miranda de Almeida Martins, Anderson Rodrigues de Almeida, Priscilla Stela Santana de Oliveira, Moacyr Jesus Barreto de Melo Rêgo, Maira Galdino da Rocha Pitta, Markus Bredemeier, Ieda Maria Magalhães Laurindo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:Advances in Rheumatology
Subjects:
Chikungunya
Biological therapy
Rheumatic
Recovery
Treatment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42358-022-00273-0

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