COVID-19 in a Patient with β-Thalassemia Major and Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Valeria M. PintoCongenital Anemia Center, Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]

Giorgio E. DerchiCardiology, Istituto Clinico Ligure di Alta Specialità (ICLAS), Genoa, Italy;

Lorenzo BacigalupoRadiology, Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy;

Emanuele PontaliInfectious Disease Unit, Ente Ospedaliero Ospedale Galliera, Genoa, Italy

Gian Luca ForniCongenital Anemia Center, Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy;

Abstract

We here report the successful recovery from coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pneumonia in a patient with β-thalassemia major (β-TM) and severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), focusing on the patient’s comorbidities, therapeutic course and drug interaction.

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