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COVID-19 in teriflunomide-treated patients with multiple sclerosis

Maghzi, Amir Hadi
Houtchens, Maria K.
Preziosa, Paolo
Ionete, Carolina
Beretich, Biljana D.
Stankiewicz, James M.
Tauhid, Shahamat
Cabot, Ann
Berrios Morales, Idanis
Schwartz, Tamara H. W.
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The outbreak of a severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19), has raised health concerns for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are commonly on long-term immunotherapies. Managing MS during the pandemic remains challenging with little published experience and no evidence-based guidelines. We present five teriflunomide-treated patients with MS who subsequently developed active COVID-19 infection. The patients continued teriflunomide therapy and had self-limiting infection, without relapse of their MS. These observations have implications for the management of MS in the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Maghzi AH, Houtchens MK, Preziosa P, Ionete C, Beretich BD, Stankiewicz JM, Tauhid S, Cabot A, Berriosmorales I, Schwartz THW, Sloane JA, Freedman MS, Filippi M, Weiner HL, Bakshi R. COVID-19 in teriflunomide-treated patients with multiple sclerosis. J Neurol. 2020 Jun 3:1–7. doi: 10.1007/s00415-020-09944-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32494856; PMCID: PMC7268971. Link to article on publisher's site

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10.1007/s00415-020-09944-8
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