COVID-19 pneumonia as a cause of acute chest syndrome in an adult sickle cell patient

Am J Hematol. 2020 Jul;95(7):E154-E156. doi: 10.1002/ajh.25809. Epub 2020 Apr 21.

Authors

Frans Beerkens¹, Mira John¹, Benjamin Puliafito¹, Virginia Corbett², Colleen Edwards², Douglas Tremblay²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
² Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.

PMID: 32243621
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.25809

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Acute Chest Syndrome / etiology*
Acute Chest Syndrome / therapy
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Coronavirus Infections / complications*
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
Delayed Diagnosis
Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood
Femur Head Necrosis / complications
Heterozygote
Humans
Male
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
SARS-CoV-2
Sickle Cell Trait / complications*
Sickle Cell Trait / genetics
Young Adult
beta-Thalassemia / complications*
beta-Thalassemia / genetics