Case Report: Severe Acute Pulmonary COVID-19 in a Teenager Post Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

Autor: Fabian J. S. van der Velden, Frederik van Delft, Stephen Owens, Judit Llevadias, Michael McKean, Lindsey Pulford, Yusri Taha, Grace Williamson, Quentin Campbell-Hewson, Sophie Hambleton, Rebecca Payne, Christopher Duncan, Catriona Johnston, Jarmila Spegarova, Marieke Emonts
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Pediatrics, Vol 10 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-2360
DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.809061
Popis: Pulmonary severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in children is generally described as mild, and SARS-CoV-2 infection in immunocompromised children are observed as generally mild as well. A small proportion of pediatric patients will become critically ill due to (cardio)respiratory failure and require intensive care treatment. We report the case of a teenager with Hodgkin's lymphoma who acquired SARS-CoV-2 (detected by PCR) on the day of her autologous stem cell transplant and developed acute respiratory distress syndrome, successfully treated with a combination of antivirals, immunomodulation with steroids and biologicals, and ECMO.
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