Severe hemolysis and vaso-occlusive crisis due to COVID-19 infection in a sickle cell disease patient improved after red blood cell exchange.

Lina A OkarMohamad RezekAmna GameilYahya MulikandayhilMohamad A Yassin

Published in: Clinical case reports (2021)

Even though most data suggest favorable outcome in patients with SCD and COVID-19 infection, close monitoring remains essential as acute complication may develop unexpectedly. Offering RBC exchange early in the course of infection might improve prognosis.

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