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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol
. 2021 Jan 27.
doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002061. Online ahead of print.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: Case Series From Oman
Amal Al Sabahi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nawal Al Maskari, Ibrahim Al Busaidi, Khalil A Albiroty, Ahmed Alkhamisy, Karima Al Hinai, Mohammed Al Hinai, Nawal Al Mashaikhi, Jalila Alkendi
Affiliations
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.
. 2021 Jan 27.
doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002061. Online ahead of print.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: Case Series From Oman
Amal Al Sabahi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nawal Al Maskari, Ibrahim Al Busaidi, Khalil A Albiroty, Ahmed Alkhamisy, Karima Al Hinai, Mohammed Al Hinai, Nawal Al Mashaikhi, Jalila Alkendi
Affiliations
- PMID: 33512869
- DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002061
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.