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National Psoriasis Foundation COVID-19 Task Force Guidance for Management of Psoriatic Disease During the Pandemic:

Joel M Gelfand1, April W Armstrong2, Stacie Bell3

  • 1Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics and the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
|September 6, 2020
PubMed

Insights

This guidance offers recommendations for managing psoriatic disease during the COVID-19 pandemic, covering treatment impacts, risk reduction, and care optimization for patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Area of Science:

  • Immunodermatology
  • Rheumatology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Psoriatic disease management presents unique challenges during pandemics.
  • The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic necessitates updated clinical guidance for chronic conditions.
  • Patients with psoriatic disease may have altered risks and require specific care considerations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop evidence-based guidance for managing psoriatic disease during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • To address clinical questions regarding COVID-19 risk, outcomes, and treatment optimization for patients with psoriatic disease.
  • To provide actionable recommendations for healthcare providers and patients.

Main Methods:

  • A multidisciplinary task force (TF) with expertise in dermatology, rheumatology, and infectious diseases was convened.
  • A Delphi process was employed to reach consensus on clinical guidance statements.
  • Clinical questions were informed by inquiries from the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) community.

Main Results:

  • Twenty-two guidance statements were approved by the TF.
  • All statements achieved agreement, with 9 receiving high consensus and 13 moderate consensus.
  • Recommendations cover COVID-19 risk, treatment implications, and patient care strategies.

Conclusions:

  • The developed guidance addresses critical aspects of psoriatic disease management during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Evidence quality for some recommendations is limited, highlighting the need for ongoing research.
  • The guidance is intended as a living document, subject to updates as new data emerge.
Abstract

Keywords:
COVID-19SARS-CoV-2biologicspsoriasispsoriatic arthritis

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