COVID-19 and inflammatory bowel disease: questions arising from patient care and follow-up during the initial phase of the pandemic (February-April 2020)
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Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia
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enfermedades profesionales | diarrea | enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal | interacciones farmacológicas | deficiencia de vitamina B12 | técnicas de laboratorio clínico | miedo | susceptibilidad a enfermedades | ansiedad | huésped inmunodeprimido | inmunosupresores | neumonía | productos biológicos | vitamina B 12 | características de la familia | humanos | riesgo | endoscopia | colitis ulcerosa | infecciones por CoronavirusMeSH
Clinical Laboratory Techniques | Drug Interactions | Risk | Vitamin B 12 Deficiency | Vitamin B 12 | Inflammatory Bowel Diseases | Disease Susceptibility | Anxiety | Coronavirus Infections | Family Characteristics | Pneumonia | Diarrhea | Immunosuppressive Agents | Fear | Biological Products | Humans | Colitis, Ulcerative | Endoscopy | Occupational Diseases | Immunocompromised HostResumen
COVID-19 is a disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which was described in China in late 2019. There are currently more than three million diagnosed cases, constituting a pandemic which has caused a worldwide crisis. The devastating effects of this infection are due to its highly contagious nature and although mild forms predominate, in absolute values, the rates for severe forms and mortality are very high. The information on the characteristics of the infection in inflammatory bowel disease is of special interest, as these patients have higher attendance at health centres, which may increase their risk of infection. Furthermore, the treatments used to control the inflammatory activity may modify the disease course of COVID-19. The Spanish Working Group on Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis and the Spanish Nurses Working Group on Inflammatory Bowel Disease have prepared this document as a practical response to some common questions about the treatment of these patients.