Abstract:BackgroundThe severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) disease 2019 (COVID-19) raised many questions and concerns about the safety of different immunosuppressive agents in patients (pts) with rheumatic diseases during the pandemic. There is some data that anti-B-cell depletion strategies could lead to more severe disease course. Rituximab (RTM) is one of the most effective, safe and well tolerated agents in IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) treatment. Information about the course of COVID-19 i… Show more
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