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    Coronavirus disease 2019 in Latin American patients with multiple sclerosis
    (ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2021) Fragoso, Yara D.; Schiavetti, Irene; Carmisciano, Luca; Ponzano, Marta; Steinberg, Judith; Trevino Frenk, Irene; Ciampi, Ethel; Vecino, Maria Cecilia A.; Correa, Edgar P.; Carcamo Rodriguez Claudia Andrea; Gomes, Sidney; Pimentel, Maria Lucia V.; Santos, Gutemberg A. C.; Vrech, Carlos; Winckler, Thereza C. A.; Sormani, Maria Pia
    Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who present coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are of particular interest to neurologists. These patients have a neuroimmune disease and receive immunomodulatory or immunosuppressive therapies in the long-term. We present here data from 73 patients with MS and a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 from five Latin American countries. Fifteen patients (20.5%) were hospitalized and two patients died. The use of anti-CD20 therapies was the only risk factor associated to hospitalization and death. Despite the small sample size, this study highlights the awareness regarding therapeutic options for MS during the pandemic.