Practical guidelines for the therapy and monitoring of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus during a pandemic COVID-19

Abstract

Clinical manifestations of COVID-19 coronavirus infection have similar clinical symptoms to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This article provides a comparative diagnosis of these two diseases. Practical recommendations are also given to doctors for the management of patients with SLE varying degrees of activity in a pandemic coronavirus infection. Key words: systemic lupus erythematosus, COVID-19, treatment.