The Question of Whether to Remain on Therapy for Chronic Rheumatic Diseases in the Setting of the Covid-19 Pandemic

From the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Rheumatology and the Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Drs. Cron and Chatham are co-principal investigators on an investigator-initiated clinical trial to study interleukin 1 blockade in treating secondary HLH in children and adults. The trial is funded by Swedish Orphan Biovitrum Inc. (SOBI; ClinicalTrials.gov: ), which manufactures anakinra. Dr. Cron serves as a consultant to SOBI. Dr. Chatham has served as a consultant to SOBI. Address correspondence to Dr. R.Q. Cron, Children’s of Alabama, Division of Rheumatology, 1600 7th Ave. S., CPPN, Suite G10, Birmingham, Alabama 35233-1711, USA. E-mail: rcron@peds.uab.edu

From the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Rheumatology and the Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Drs. Cron and Chatham are co-principal investigators on an investigator-initiated clinical trial to study interleukin 1 blockade in treating secondary HLH in children and adults. The trial is funded by Swedish Orphan Biovitrum Inc. (SOBI; ClinicalTrials.gov: ), which manufactures anakinra. Dr. Cron serves as a consultant to SOBI. Dr. Chatham has served as a consultant to SOBI. Address correspondence to Dr. R.Q. Cron, Children’s of Alabama, Division of Rheumatology, 1600 7th Ave. S., CPPN, Suite G10, Birmingham, Alabama 35233-1711, USA. E-mail: rcron@peds.uab.edu