Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: Case Series From Oman

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2021 Oct 1;43(7):e975-e978. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002061.

Abstract

Background: In March 2020, WHO announced Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic. During this pandemic, patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) have been placed in the "high-risk" category of the population. Although there are numerous publications describing COVID-19 in adult patients, pediatric data are still limited.

Observation: Herein, we report case series of 5 sickle cell disease Omani children who got infected with COVID-19; illustrating their different ways of presentation, management and highlighting the outcomes.

Conclusion: Although SCD patients are considered as a high-risk group, all of the observed patients, and whose cases are reported here, have recovered. A large scale of SCD cases should be studied to reach more conclusive results.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anemia, Sickle Cell / diagnosis
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell / epidemiology
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell / therapy
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell / virology*
  • COVID-19 / complications*
  • COVID-19 / transmission
  • COVID-19 / virology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Oman / epidemiology
  • SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification*