COVID‐19 post hematopoietic cell transplant, a report of 11 cases from a single center.

In late 2019 the coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic caused by SARS Coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) started in Wuhan, China. Cancer patients are immunosuppressed from their disease and the therapy they receive.Hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients are a subgroup of patients that are sev...

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Main Author: Afadil Adam
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Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2020-08-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/4336
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description In late 2019 the coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic caused by SARS Coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) started in Wuhan, China. Cancer patients are immunosuppressed from their disease and the therapy they receive.Hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients are a subgroup of patients that are severely immunocompromised and may be at an even higher risk of a complicated course during this infection.We herein report the outcomes and course of 11 sequential cases of HCT recipients infected by SARS‐CoV‐2 treated in our center.The patients age ranged from 17 to 60 years, the duration from transplant to infection ranged from day +5 to 192 months, 6 patients were post allo-HCT, 4 post auto-HCT and one had both allo and auto-HCT. The presenting symptoms were not different from other viral illnesses. The majority had mild COVID-19 stage, while 3 had moderate stage on presentation. None of the patients required oxygen supplementation nor mechanical ventilation.
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spelling doaj-art-a1e317eae9a74244b3cc0d32eb4ae27e2024-12-02T00:04:33ZengPAGEPress PublicationsMediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases2035-30062020-08-0112110.4084/mjhid.2020.070COVID‐19 post hematopoietic cell transplant, a report of 11 cases from a single center.Afadil Adam0{'en_US': 'King Faisal Specialist Hospital'}In late 2019 the coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic caused by SARS Coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) started in Wuhan, China. Cancer patients are immunosuppressed from their disease and the therapy they receive.Hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients are a subgroup of patients that are severely immunocompromised and may be at an even higher risk of a complicated course during this infection.We herein report the outcomes and course of 11 sequential cases of HCT recipients infected by SARS‐CoV‐2 treated in our center.The patients age ranged from 17 to 60 years, the duration from transplant to infection ranged from day +5 to 192 months, 6 patients were post allo-HCT, 4 post auto-HCT and one had both allo and auto-HCT. The presenting symptoms were not different from other viral illnesses. The majority had mild COVID-19 stage, while 3 had moderate stage on presentation. None of the patients required oxygen supplementation nor mechanical ventilation.https://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/4336Coronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, hematopoietic cell transplant, bone, marrow transplant, stem cell transplant, multiple myeloma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, lymphoma
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COVID‐19 post hematopoietic cell transplant, a report of 11 cases from a single center.
Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
Coronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, hematopoietic cell transplant, bone, marrow transplant, stem cell transplant, multiple myeloma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, lymphoma
title COVID‐19 post hematopoietic cell transplant, a report of 11 cases from a single center.
title_full COVID‐19 post hematopoietic cell transplant, a report of 11 cases from a single center.
title_fullStr COVID‐19 post hematopoietic cell transplant, a report of 11 cases from a single center.
title_full_unstemmed COVID‐19 post hematopoietic cell transplant, a report of 11 cases from a single center.
title_short COVID‐19 post hematopoietic cell transplant, a report of 11 cases from a single center.
title_sort covid 19 post hematopoietic cell transplant a report of 11 cases from a single center
topic Coronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, hematopoietic cell transplant, bone, marrow transplant, stem cell transplant, multiple myeloma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, lymphoma
url https://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/4336
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