COVID-19 in hematological malignancies: Case series and literature review.

Earlier reports suggest that cancer patients were twice more likely to contract severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. In this report, we describe two patients with hematological malignancies seen at the peak of the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. A 61-year-old man was referred to our urology unit he was diagnosed with nodular hyperplasia and multiple myeloma and commenced on bortezomib, thalidomide, and dexamethasone combination chemotherapy.

Prevalence of venous thromboembolism and its associations in a large racially homogenous population of sickle cell disease patients.

Unlabelled: To determine the prevalence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) among adult sickle cell disease (SCD) patients in Nigeria.

Methods: This was a multicentre retrospective study in which the medical records of adult SCD patients were reviewed. Information on demographics, steady-state haemogram, clinical phenotypes, duration of follow-up, history of VTE including risk factors and management was collected.