The role of red blood cells exchange in Sickle cell disease in a patient with COVID-19 infection and pulmonary infiltrates. (Case report and mini-review)

Abstract

COVID-19 related pneumonia overlaps with ACS, one of the most common acute presentations in SCD patients.We present a case of 22-year-old SCD patient presented to the emergency department with mild respiratory symptoms turned out to be COVID-19 positive and received red blood cell exchange to avoid the possibility of deterioration. Introduction:COVID-19 also known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV2) is the novel virus that caused the latest pandemic in the world. The most serious presentation of this virus was acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) which has high mortality rate. Elderly patient and those with multiple co-morbidities have been categorized as high-risk group for developing serious complication from COVID-19 infection [1].