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Outpatient Management of COVID-19: A Primer for the Dermatologist
Sonia Wang1, Joel M Gelfand1,2, Cassandra Calabrese3
1University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, PA 19104 Philadelphia, USA.
Purpose Of Review:
To summarize diagnostic and therapeutic management of COVID-19 in the outpatient setting for dermatologists.
Recent Findings:
Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir-ritonavir) is the preferred treatment in patients with mild symptoms at high risk of progression to severe SARS-CoV2 infection. Additional options include monoclonal antibodies (bebtelovimab), remdesivir, and molnupiravir.
Summary:
Dermatologists need to be aware of recent developments in diagnostic and therapeutic management of COVID-19 in the outpatient setting, as their patients may rely on dermatologists to provide advice, particularly in cases where treatments for dermatological disease may impact the risk of COVID-19 and/or vaccine efficacy.
Supplementary Information:
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13671-022-00368-3.
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