First case of convalescent plasma transfusion in a child with COVID-19-associated severe aplastic anemia
M Figlerowicz, A Mania, K Lubarski… - … and Apheresis Science, 2020 - Elsevier
We present the case of a six-year-old girl with severe COVID-19, in whom SARS-CoV-2 was
successfully eliminated after convalescent plasma transfusion. Children show a variable
clinical course of COVID-19, from asymptomatic to critical. In our patient, we diagnosed
COVID-19-associated aplastic anemia with severe pancytopenia. The correlation between
SARS-CoV-2 infection with aplastic anemia remains unclear. At the beginning of the
disease, we used antiviral drugs and immune modulators as therapy but without any positive …
successfully eliminated after convalescent plasma transfusion. Children show a variable
clinical course of COVID-19, from asymptomatic to critical. In our patient, we diagnosed
COVID-19-associated aplastic anemia with severe pancytopenia. The correlation between
SARS-CoV-2 infection with aplastic anemia remains unclear. At the beginning of the
disease, we used antiviral drugs and immune modulators as therapy but without any positive …