학술논문
COVID-19 Infection in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Report of Two Cases and Literature Review
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Research in Oncology, Vol 17, Iss 2, Pp 80-85 (2021)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2357-0687
2357-0695
2357-0695
Abstract
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) typically occurs in the elderly and has a highly variable clinical course. Infectious complications have been known to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality in CLL patients. The management of hematological malignancies, including CLL, during the COVID-19 pandemic is challenging. Here we describe two patients with CLL who got infected with SARS-COV-2 as confirmed by positive nasopharyngeal swab PCR. The 1st patient, who was receiving treatment for CLL-associated autoimmune hemolytic anemia, was hospitalized with mild COVID-19 symptoms. The 2nd patient, who was on active treatment for CLL, had asymptomatic COVID-19 infection and was not hospitalized. Both patients recovered from COVID-19 without related complications.