The role of red blood cell exchange in sickle cell disease in patient with COVID‐19 infection and pulmonary infiltrates
Lina Okar, Maya Aldeeb, Mohamed A. Yassin
Abstract
Due to the overlap between ACS and COVID-19 pneumonia, we recommend close monitoring for those patients and offering them RBC exchange early in the course of the disease to avoid clinical deterioration.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Disease2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPulmonary infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Intensive care medicinePandemicCellImmunologyPathologyInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakBiologyGeneticsHemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersBlood groups and transfusionErythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology