Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: Case Series From Oman.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol
; 43(7): e975-e978, 2021 10 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1434554
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
In March 2020, WHO announced Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic. During this pandemic, patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) have been placed in the "high-risk" category of the population. Although there are numerous publications describing COVID-19 in adult patients, pediatric data are still limited. OBSERVATION Herein, we report case series of 5 sickle cell disease Omani children who got infected with COVID-19; illustrating their different ways of presentation, management and highlighting the outcomes.CONCLUSION:
Although SCD patients are considered as a high-risk group, all of the observed patients, and whose cases are reported here, have recovered. A large scale of SCD cases should be studied to reach more conclusive results.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Anemia, Sickle Cell
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol
Journal subject:
Hematology
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Neoplasms
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Pediatrics
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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