Preliminary Data on COVID-19 in Patients with Hemoglobinopathies: A Multicentre ICET-A Study


De Sanctis V., Canatan D., Vives Corrons J. L., Karimi M., Daar S., Kattamis C., ...More

MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES, vol.12, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.4084/mjhid.2020.046
  • Journal Name: MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Keywords: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, beta-thalassemia, Sickle cell disease, Patients' characteristics, Clinical course, Risk factors, BETA
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to investigate, retrospectively, the epidemiological and clinical characteristics, laboratory results, radiologic findings, and outcomes of COVID-19 in patients with transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia major (TM), beta-thalassemia intermedia (TI) and sickle cell disease (SCD).