Concerns Regarding the Management of β-Thalassaemia Patients in the Era of COVID-19

Concerns Regarding the Management of β-Thalassaemia Patients in the Era of COVID-19

Constantina Aggeli, Sophia Delicou, Dimitrios Patsourakos, Aikaterini Xydaki, John Koskinas, Dimitrios Tousoulis

Many cases of pneumonia clustered in the city of Wuhan, China, were reported in December 2019, and source tracing has showed Huanan Seafood Market, Wuhan, China, as the origin. In this work, the authors summarise their concerns for thalassaemia patients, a unique group with several heart, liver, and blood comorbidities.

2020

SARS-CoV-2, Thalassaemia, cardiology, haematology, hepatology

Epidemiology and Health

Korean Society of Epidemiology

Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs