Aplastic anemia: Non-COVID casualties in the COVID-19 era

Nita Radhakrishnan, Ravi Shankar, Savitri SinghIndian Journal of Palliative Care 2020 26(5):145-147 With the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic, health care for many non-COVID illnesses has inadvertently slid back. For most patients with life-threatening illnesses, the directive from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to continue the treatment for essential health services has come as a relief. However, for certain life-threatening illnesses such as aplastic anemia, the situation has been grim. We discuss the poor outcome of 2 children followed up at our center for aplastic anemia and analyze the reasons for the same.
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research