Decreased Severity and Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in younger patients with bone marrow failure: Description of 4 clinical cases.

2020 
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), is having devastating effects on every country around the world. SARS-CoV-2 can be fatal in patients with described risk factors. A question remains as to whether other immunosuppressed populations are at risk for severe complications. There is limited data on the impact of COVID-19 in young patients with bone marrow failure syndromes (BMFs). 29 institutions, from the NAPAAC consortium, reported 4 with BMFs diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2. These patients presented with relatively mild clinical courses, raising questions as to why this apparently low morbidity and mortality
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