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cord-268329-apl6n6jl	Antunes, Douglas Eulálio	Will cases of leprosy reaction increase with COVID-19 infection?	2020-07-17		.txt	text/plain	1508	79	45	The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a betacoronavirus (betaCoV)-emerged for the first time as an outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan, China, and it is now spreading to several countries around the world [1] . Some studies of SARS-CoV-2 infection have reported the presence of a cytokine storm syndrome and a subgroup of patients who progressed to severe forms of the disease, expressing a pro-inflammatory profile in plasma with IL-2, IL-7, TNF-α, and others as significant complications, such as occurs in T1R [10, 11] . In both reactions, we warn of the possible effect that COVID-19 infection may have on the number of cases of these immunological events because the presence of infection is an important risk factor for triggering leprosy reactions [8] . Another disturbing factor, which may contribute to the susceptibility of those affected by leprosy reactions, are the treatments implemented during these events that interfere with the inflammatory response of these patients.	./cache/cord-268329-apl6n6jl.txt	./txt/cord-268329-apl6n6jl.txt