COVID-19 outcomes in sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait

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Throughout the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, understanding the effects of COVID-19 on persons with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and Sickle Cell Trait (SCT) has garnered interest. Patients with SCD diagnosed with COVID-19 utilize the emergency department and are hospitalized at significantly higher rates compared to the general population, with vaso-occlusive crisis and acute chest syndrome as the leading presentations. Whether SCD alone increases the likelihood of severe COVID-19 illness remains uncertain; however, potential risk factors for severe disease among patients with SCD include older age, frequent acute care visits for pain, haemoglobin SC disease, and pre-existing end-organ disease. SCT status may also influence COVID-19 outcomes, particularly among those with pre-existing co-morbidities. Corticosteroids in patients with SCD and COVID-19 should be used with extreme caution given strong associations between corticosteroid exposure and severe vaso-occlusive crisis, with prophylactic transfusion administered if corticosteroids are deemed necessary. Hydroxyurea may be protective in COVID-19.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:35

Enthalten in:

Best practice & research. Clinical haematology - 35(2022), 3 vom: 17. Sept., Seite 101382

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Christian, Jana [VerfasserIn]
Lanzkron, Sophie [VerfasserIn]
Naik, Rakhi P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anemia
COVID-19
Hydroxyurea
Journal Article
Review
Sickle cell
Sickle cell trait
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Date Completed 16.12.2022

Date Revised 27.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.beha.2022.101382

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350064059