Autor: |
Gabriella Mafra Elia, Tulio Konstantyner, Rafaela Pilotto Nais, Andreia Regina Augusto dos Santos, Andrea Angel, Josefina Aparecida Pellegrini Braga |
Jazyk: |
English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
Rok vydání: |
2023 |
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Zdroj: |
Revista Paulista de Pediatria, Vol 41 (2023) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1984-0462 |
DOI: |
10.1590/1984-0462/2023/41/2021407 |
Popis: |
Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to identify clinical and complete blood count differences between pediatric hospitalized patients with sickle cell disease infected or not by SARS-CoV-2 and compare the complete blood count of patients with sickle cell disease infected by SARS-CoV-2 before hospitalization and on admission. Methods: This study was a single-center prospective cohort. Data were collected from medical records of pediatric inpatients with sickle cell disease under 18 years old infected or not with SARS-CoV-2 from the first visit to the hospital until discharge and from the last medical appointment. All patients were tested for SARS-CoV-2 by the real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Results: Among 57 pediatric patients with sickle cell disease hospitalized from March to November 2020 in a Brazilian academic hospital, 11 (19.3%) had a positive result for SARS-CoV-2. Patients infected by SARS-CoV-2 had a higher prevalence of comorbidities than the ones who were not infected (63.6 vs. 30.4%; p=0.046). During hospital stay, no clinical or complete blood count differences between groups were found. There was a decrease in eosinophil count on hospital admission in patients with sickle cell disease infected by SARS-CoV-2 (p=0.008). Conclusions: Pediatric hospitalized patients with sickle cell disease infected by SARS-CoV-2 had more comorbidities and had a decrease in eosinophil count between hospital admission and the last medical appointment. |
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