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Pediatric Oncology • COVID-19
Should extra precautions be taken for pediatric oncology patients in light of the recent COVID-19 outbreak?
A case report (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32149486) describes severe COVID-19 infection in a pediatric oncology patient.
Have you seen similar severe COVID-19 infections in your pediatric oncology patients?
Answer from: at Community Practice
I have not personally seen cases. This is not surprising, however, because our patient population is more susceptible to severe outcomes from respiratory infections. This is compounded by weakened immune function and, for some patients, cardio respiratory damage.
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Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
Not much literature in pediatric oncology patients, yet (and hopefully cases will be kept small).Although I have not had any ped patients recently, newer low-level evidence suggests young children (~<= 5 yrs) may develop more severe symptoms [1] and other studies (including the low-n Lancet artic...