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PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE AND REGENERATIVE SURGERY

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During the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), sickle cell disease (SCD) has been seen to be both a possible protective and an adverse prognostic factor1-3.
So far, there have been few case reports of COVID-19 leading to the diagnosis of sickle cell trait or SCD4 and, to our knowledge, none in the pediatric population.
Here we describe the first two infants in whom a severe SARS-CoV-2 infection revealed a hidden condition of SCD. [ … ]

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Emilia Parodi “Regina Margherita” Children’s Hospital, "AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino", Turin, Italy

Vincenzo Voi Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

Barbara Vania Department of Paediatric and Public Health Sciences, Postgraduate School of Paediatrics, University of Torino, Turin, Italy

Pietro Lonardi Department of Paediatric and Public Health Sciences, Postgraduate School of Paediatrics, University of Torino, Turin, Italy

Paola Saracco “Regina Margherita” Children’s Hospital, "AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino", Turin, Italy

Annalisa Longobardo “Regina Margherita” Children’s Hospital, "AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino", Turin, Italy

Sergio Grassitelli “Regina Margherita” Children’s Hospital, "AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino", Turin, Italy

Licia Peruzzi “Regina Margherita” Children’s Hospital, "AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino", Turin, Italy

Carlo Scolfaro “Regina Margherita” Children’s Hospital, "AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino", Turin, Italy

Antonio Piga Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

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