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ArticleEuropean journal of haematology2023

Incidence of symptomatic Covid-19 infections in patients with mastocytosis and chronic myeloid leukemia: A comparison with the general Austrian population.

Irene Graf, Susanne Herndlhofer, Michael Kundi, Georg Greiner, Martina Sperr, Emir Hadzijusufovic, Peter Valent, Wolfgang R Sperr

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Article in European journal of haematology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Autoantibodies to type I interferons in patients with systemic mastocytosis.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global · 2024
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  6. COVID-19 Impact on Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Irene GrafDivision of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5331-5514
Susanne HerndlhoferDivision of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Michael KundiInstitute of Environmental Health, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Georg GreinerIhr Labor, Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Vienna, Austria.
Martina SperrDivision of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Emir HadzijusufovicDivision of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Peter ValentDivision of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Wolfgang R SperrDivision of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Applied Diagnostics · ATMedical University of Vienna · ATMedical Diagnostic Laboratories (United States) · US

Funding

Medical-Scientific Fund of the Mayor of Vienna MA 40-GMWF-485930-2020 COVID057
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe SARS-COV-2 (Covid-19) pandemic has impacted the management of patients with hematologic disorders. In some entities, an increased risk for Covid-19 infections was reported, whereas others including chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) had a lower mortality. We have analyzed the prevalence of Covid-19 infections in patients with mastocytosis during the Covid-19 pandemic in comparison to data from CML patients and the general Austrian population. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe prevalence of infections and PCR-proven Covid-19 infections was analyzed in 92 patients with mastocytosis. As controls, we used 113 patients with CML and the expected prevalence of Covid-19 in the general Austrian population.

resultsIn 25% of the patients with mastocytosis (23/92) signs and symptoms of infection, including fever (n = 11), dry cough (n = 10), sore throat (n = 12), pneumonia (n = 1), and dyspnea (n = 3) were recorded. Two (8.7%) of these symptomatic patients had a PCR-proven Covid-19 infection. Thus, the prevalence of Covid-19 infections in mastocytosis was 2.2%. The number of comorbidities, subtype of mastocytosis, regular exercise, smoking habits, age, or duration of disease at the time of interview did not differ significantly between patients with and without Covid-19 infections. In the CML cohort, 23.9% (27/113) of patients reported signs and symptoms of infection (fever, n = 8; dry cough, n = 17; sore throat, n = 11; dyspnea, n = 5). Six (22.2%) of the symptomatic patients had a PCR-proven Covid-19 infection. The prevalence of Covid-19 in all CML patients was 5.3%. The observed number of Covid-19 infections neither in mastocytosis nor in CML patients differed significantly from the expected number of Covid-19 infections in the Austrian population.

conclusionsOur data show no significant difference in the prevalence of Covid-19 infections among patients with mastocytosis, CML, and the general Austrian population and thus, in mastocytosis, the risk of a Covid-19 infection was not increased compared to the general population.

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COVID-19Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL PositiveLeukemia, MyeloidMastocytosisPharyngitisAustriaCoughDyspneaFeverHumansIncidencePandemicsSARS-CoV-2chronic myeloid leukemiaCovid-19mastocytosis

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PMID36193973
PMCPMC9874474
OpenAlexW4301391234

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