Pediatric Cancer Management during SARS-CoV-2: A Brief Communication of
28 Patients and Changes in Clinical Practice from a Single Leading
Institute in Pakistan
Abstract
All tested patients were classified into two groups, Group A (patients
who were tested positive) and Group B (patients who were tested
negative). A total of 28 patients were evaluated. The primary diagnosis
of patients in Group A was B-Cell ALL and Thalassemia Major (50% each),
whereas, in Group B, the primary diagnosis was B-Cell ALL (46.1%) and
AML. The most prevalent symptoms warranting testing in Group A were
fever (100%) and cough (50%); Group B the most common symptoms were
fever (53.8%), cough (26.9%), and neutropenia (15.4%). No mortality
or significant morbidity was reported in either of the cohorts.