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Case Reports
. 2020 Jun;189(6):e222-e224.
doi: 10.1111/bjh.16781. Epub 2020 May 19.

Favourable outcome of coronavirus disease 2019 in a 1-year-old girl with acute myeloid leukaemia and severe treatment-induced immunosuppression

Elena Sieni  1 , Francesco Pegoraro  1   2 , Tommaso Casini  1 , Annalisa Tondo  1 , Barbara Bortone  3 , Maria Moriondo  2   4 , Chiara Azzari  2   4 , Luisa Galli  2   3 , Claudio Favre  1
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Case Reports

Favourable outcome of coronavirus disease 2019 in a 1-year-old girl with acute myeloid leukaemia and severe treatment-induced immunosuppression

Elena Sieni et al. Br J Haematol. 2020 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: AML; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; childhood cancer; coronavirus disease 2019; immunosuppression.

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Fig 1
Chest X‐ray performed on day 3, showing bilateral increased reticular markings consistent with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection.
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Visual summary including clinical‐laboratory findings and treatments. Abbreviations: CT, cycles threshold; WBC, white blood cells; CRP, C‐reactive protein; NS, nasal swab.
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