First report of COVID‐19 reinfection in a patient with beta thalassemia major

Lina Okar; Rita Ahmad; Mohamed A. Yassin

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3682

Clinical Case Reports (Feb 2021)

First report of COVID‐19 reinfection in a patient with beta thalassemia major

Lina Okar,
Rita Ahmad,
Mohamed A. Yassin

Affiliations

Lina Okar: Department of Medical Education Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar
Rita Ahmad: Department of Medical Education Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar
Mohamed A. Yassin: Department of Medical Oncology, Hematology Section National Center for Cancer Care & Research Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3682
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 2
pp. 861 – 865

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Abstract To optimize care for patients with hemoglobinopathies, frequent screening for COVID‐19 is prudent as viral kinetics in asplenic patients are unknown and differentiating prolonged viral shedding versus reinfection remains a challenge.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20500904

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