Home isolation in transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients with SARS CoV2 infection: Experience from a developing country

Home isolation in transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients with SARS CoV2 infection: Experience from a developing country

Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic imposed challenges towards management of transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients (TDT). The need for regular blood transfusions and iron chelation therapy in these patients added further uncertainty about managing COVID-19 in this subset of patients. Aims: To descr...

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Main Authors: Shruti Kakkar, Vaneet Anand, Rashmi Kapoor, Sukhmani Sidhu, Amanat Grewal, Mehak Chawla, J.S. Goraya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal
Subjects:
COVID-19
Transfusion dependent thalassemia
Iron chelation therapy
Deferasirox
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468124522002170

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