Patients with lymphoid malignancies are at a higher risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection due to their immunocompromised state and results in higher mortality rates in these patients. Anti-CD 20 therapy is one of the leading causes of immunosuppression that worsens in COVID-19 cases. COVID-19 vaccines, on the other hand, appear to be less beneficial to these patients. App-ropriate treatment and recommendations are required for these COVID-19 patients with lymphoid malignancies.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9372783 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.5501/wjv.v11.i4.204 | DOI Listing |
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