Severe hemolysis and vaso‐occlusive crisis due to COVID‐19 infection in a sickle cell disease patient improved after red blood cell exchange

<p></p><div> <p>Even though most data suggest favorable outcome in patients with SCD and COVID-19 infection, close monitoring remains essential as acute complication may develop unexpectedly. Offering RBC exchange early in the course of infection might improve prognosis.</...

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Main Author: Lina Okar (14777164) (author)
Other Authors: Mohamad Rezek (14777419) (author), Amna Gameil (14777422) (author), Yahya Mulikandayhil (14777425) (author), Mohamed A. Yassin (8361183) (author)
Published: 2023
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Summary:<p></p><div> <p>Even though most data suggest favorable outcome in patients with SCD and COVID-19 infection, close monitoring remains essential as acute complication may develop unexpectedly. Offering RBC exchange early in the course of infection might improve prognosis.</p> </div><p></p><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: Clinical Case Reports<br> License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3960" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3960</a></p>