• Revue médicale suisse · May 2020

    [Asthma and COPD management during the COVID-19 pandemic].

    • Cécile Daccord, Brice Touilloux, and Christophe Von Garnier.
    • Service de pneumologie, Département de médecine, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne.
    • Rev Med Suisse. 2020 May 6; 16 (692): 933-938.

    AbstractNumerous patients with asthma or COPD are likely to be infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus. Although data is limited, patients with severe and/or uncontrolled asthma and those with COPD appear to be at increased risk of a more severe course of COVID-19 infection. Usual recommendations for management of asthma and COPD remain valid despite the ongoing epidemic. However, lung function testing and nebulisers should be performed with caution during the COVID-19 pandemic due to a potential risk of virus aerosolisation and contagion during the procedure. Particular care must be taken to identify and protect patients who are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 infection. Asthma and COPD treatments should be pursued and adapted to ensure optimal control of the lung disease throughout the epidemic, thus reducing the risk of severe COVID-19 disease.

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