Clinical presentations and outcomes of COVID-19 infection in sickle cell disease patients: Case series from Komfo Anokye teaching hospital, Ghana.

Autor: Hardy YO; Department of Medicine Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital/School of Medical Sciences Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Kumasi Ghana., Amenuke DAY; Department of Medicine Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital/School of Medical Sciences Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Kumasi Ghana., Abukari Y; Department of Medicine Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Kumasi Ghana., Oti-Acheampong A; Department of Dentistry Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital/Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Kumasi Ghana., Hutton-Mensah K; Department of Medicine Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Kumasi Ghana., Amoah-Dankwah J; Department of Medicine Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital/School of Medical Sciences Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Kumasi Ghana., Amoabeng Kontoh S; Department of Medicine Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital/College of Health Sciences Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Kumasi Ghana., Danso KA; Department of Emergency Medicine Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Kumasi Ghana., Berchie PO; Department of Medicine Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Kumasi Ghana., Otu-Ansah C; Department of Psychiatry Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Kumasi Ghana.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical case reports [Clin Case Rep] 2020 Dec 31; Vol. 9 (2), pp. 1018-1023. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 31 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.3719
Abstrakt: Patients with sickle cell disease and COVID-19 may not have a more dire outcome than the general population. Nevertheless, they may present with acute chest syndrome and other sickle cell crises which should be aggressively managed.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
(© 2020 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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