Open AccessCOVID‐19 pneumonia in a pediatric sickle cell patient requiring red blood cell exchange
Author(s) -
Walker Shan C.,
Murphy Meghan L.,
Hendricks Hope,
Dulek Daniel E.,
Volanakis Emmanuel J.,
Borinstein Scott C.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3774
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , covid-19 , cell , intensive care medicine , sickle cell anemia , disease , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , biology , genetics
Patients with sickle cell disease are already at high risk for respiratory complications, which SARS‐CoV‐2 can rapidly worsen. The case emphasizes the importance of efficiently maximizing standard therapies in sickle cell patients with COVID‐19.