Catastrophic Neurological Complications in 2 Patients With Sickle Cell Disease and COVID-19.
J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep
; 10: 23247096221111778, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1950962
ABSTRACT
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection is commonly associated with neurological complications. Patients with sickle cell disease are at increased risk of developing neurologic complications throughout their lifetimes and often have underlying cardiopulmonary comorbidities that may predispose them to poor outcomes during serious infections. In this case series, we describe 2 patients with sickle cell disease who developed devastating neurologic complications following SARS-CoV-2 infection, which ultimately led to brain edema and death. We highlight the unusual manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 in patients with sickle cell disease and address the risk of these patients to develop catastrophic neurologic injury due to COVID-19, if not recognized promptly.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Anemia, Sickle Cell
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Nervous System Diseases
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
23247096221111778
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