Severe aplastic anemia exhibiting mild COVID-19 despite high serum IL-6 levels

COVID-19 is a viral infection characterized by a cytokine storm similar to that in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Neutrophils and monocytes are known to play an important role in tissue damage in ARDS. COVID-19 has been reported to be more severe in patients with hematological malignancies; however, there are few reports of COVID-19 in patients with aplastic anemia. Moreover, how aplastic anemia affects COVID-19 remains unclear. Here, we report the case of a COVID-19 patient with aplastic anemia who had high serum IL-6 levels but did not progress to the severe form of COVID-19. We inferred that severe neutropenia and monocytopenia due to aplastic anemia could contribute to a mild form of COVID-19, although a risk of more severe secondary bacterial infections exists.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

Enthalten in:

Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology - 62(2021), 10 vom: 28., Seite 1488-1492

Sprache:

Japanisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Murakami, Ken [VerfasserIn]
Yamaguchi, Yuuta [VerfasserIn]
Kida, Yuko [VerfasserIn]
Morikawa, Yoichiro [VerfasserIn]
Ujiie, Hidetoshi [VerfasserIn]
Sugahara, Hiroyuki [VerfasserIn]
Kanakura, Yuzuru [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aplastic anemia
COVID-19
Case Reports
IL-6
Interleukin-6
Journal Article

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Date Completed 05.11.2021

Date Revised 05.11.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.11406/rinketsu.62.1488

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM332707407