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cord-351566-z6onmkrn	Bezzio, Cristina	SEVERE IBD FLARES AND COVID-19: EXPAND THE GASTROENTEROLOGY-SURGERY TEAM TO INCLUDE AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST	2020-06-16		.txt	text/plain	473	32	50	title: SEVERE IBD FLARES AND COVID-19: EXPAND THE GASTROENTEROLOGY-SURGERY TEAM TO INCLUDE AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST Perhaps because of the lack of empirical evidence, these guidelines did not specifically address the challenging case of IBD patients hospitalized due to a severe flare of disease with subsequent or concomitant pneumonia due to SARS-CoV-2. Especially in ulcerative colitis, a severe flare of disease is a life-threatening emergency that requires prompt recognition, hospitalization, early initiation of treatment and close monitoring (4). However, in the COVID-19 pandemic, this professional pair may not be enough to effectively manage the infection in an IBD patient with a severe disease flare. Nonetheless, we think that the issues raised by this case are of great interest to physicians managing IBD patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, we suggest that an infectious disease specialist join the gastroenterologist and surgeon on the team managing IBD patients hospitalized for a severe flare of disease.	./cache/cord-351566-z6onmkrn.txt	./txt/cord-351566-z6onmkrn.txt