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COVID-19 Infection in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Report of Two Cases and Literature Review

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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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.

DOI

10.21608/resoncol.2021.51731.1128

Keywords

COVID-19, Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, SARS-CoV-2

Authors

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Noha

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Eisa

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Hemato-Oncology Department, Aseer Central Hospital, Abha, Saudi Arabia , Clinical Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

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dr_nohaessa@mans.edu.eg

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Mansoura

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0000-0003-1243-0158

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Abdulrahman

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Alshehri

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Hemato-Oncology Department, Aseer Central Hospital, Abha, Saudi Arabia

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aashehri@gmail.com

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Abha

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Mohammed

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Assiri

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Hemato-Oncology Department, Aseer Central Hospital, Abha, Saudi Arabia

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dr.mohdaudah@hotmail.com

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abha

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17

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2

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31157

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2021-12-01

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2020-12-21

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2021-12-01

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80

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85

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2357-0687

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2357-0695

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287

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Research in Oncology

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22 Jan 2023