Assistance and health care provided to adolescents with chronic and immunosuppressive conditions in a tertiary university hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has led to social distancing and isolation measures worldwide (,). Quarantine began on July 20, 2020 in Sao Paulo State, Brazil (). Institutional guidelines of the Hospital das Clinicas of FMUSP (HCFMUSP) released on March 18, 2020 recommended postponing medical and multidisciplinary appointments, outpatient procedures, and elective surgeries. As a result, the regular follow-up of a considerably large group of adolescents living with pre-existing chronic conditions was provisionally scheduled at longer intervals or even paused. [...]