Lösemi tanısı ile takipli çocuk hastalarda COVID-19 enfeksiyonunun değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Aims: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been the cause of a global health crisis since the end of 2019. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical findings and treatment results of COVID-19 disease in pediatric patients with leukemia. Methods: All the children and adolescents with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) positive real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the presence of underlying leukemia were included in the study. Results: A total of 44 leukemia patients with COVID-19 infection were included in the study. Their primary diseases were as follows: 36 patients were newly diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), four patients were relapsed ALL, two patients were refractory ALL, and two patients were acute myeloblastic leukemia. The mean age of patients was 104± 62 months. COVID-19 was asymptomatic in 11.4% of patients, mild in 84%, and moderate in 4.5% whereas none of our patients had a severe infection. No severe complications and/or death were observed in our study group. Conclusion: It has been found that the clinical course of COVID-19 is mild in children and adolescents with leukemia and undergoing chemotherapy or immunosuppressive therapy.