When transitioning to biological therapy, subcutaneous administration should be considered to limit patient contact with the healthcare facility. Selective switching from intravenous infliximab to subcutaneous anti-TNF is not recommended as it may increase the risk of relapse. If the patient is in contact with a COVID-19 person, withdrawal of anti-TNF therapy for 2 weeks should be considered.
During the fighting near Izyum in the spring of 2022, military Mikhail Yurchuk received a complex wound. As a result, the man lost an arm and a leg. First, he was fitted with a prosthetic leg, and recently at the Lviv National Rehabilitation Center "Indestructible" - a modern bionic prosthetic arm. Thanks to special sensors, it can reproduce familiar movements. Now the warrior is undergoing rehabilitation. This was reported in the First TMO Lviv.
5-ASA preparations have very weak immunosuppressive activity. There are no reports that these drugs are associated with an increased risk of infection, and studies evaluating the safety profile of 5-ASA do not show an increased risk of serious or opportunistic infections. Treatment with 5-ASA should be continued without concern for an increased risk of infection or severe COVID-19. If the patient is in contact with a patient with COVID-19 or develops COVID-19, treatment with 5-ASA should be continued.
Имеющаяся пандемия COVID-19, вызванная SARS-CoV-2, приобрела масштабы чрезвычайного положения в области мирового здравоохранения. Лечение хронических воспалительных заболеваний кишечника (ХЗОК) согласно стандартам включает применение препаратов 5-аминосалициловой кислоты (5-АСК), кортикостероидов, цитостатиков, а также биологическую терапию. Однако эти методы лечения могут ослабить иммунную систему, которая потенциально подвергает пациентов с ХОЗК повышенному риску инфекций и инфекционных заболеваний, включая COVID-19. Следовательно, пациенты с ХОККом имеют больший риск развития COVID-19 и более тяжелого клинического течения, или даже смерти, по сравнению с населением в целом.