COVID-19 and splenectomy: Education matters |
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| Authors: | Etienne Crickx |
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| Affiliation: | Internal Medicine Department, Centre National de Référence des Cytopénies Auto-Immunes de l'adulte, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire TRUE InnovaTive theRapy for immUne disordErs, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Université Paris Est Créteil, Créteil, France |
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| Abstract: | Whether COVID-19-related morbidity and mortality are increased in splenectomized patients is unknown. The study by Bianchi et al. suggests increased hospitalizations and mortality rates in splenectomized patients, despite observing similar infection rates when compared to the general population. Commentary on: Bianchi et al. Burden of COVID19 disease and vaccine coverages in Apulian splenectomized patients. A retrospective observational study. Br J Haematol 2023;201:1072–1080. |
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| Keywords: | COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 Splenectomy |
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