Advanced search
Publication Cover
Leukemia & Lymphoma Volume 63, 2022 - Issue 11
Submit an article Journal homepage
147
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Letters to the Editor

Hyperleukocytosis associated with delayed presentation among patients with acute leukemia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Aditya Tedjaseputraa The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia;b Monash Haematology, Melbourne, Australia;c St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia;d Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6224-1940
ORCID Icon,
James A. Kuziche Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
,
Nisha Thiagarajahd Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
,
Tse-Chieh Tehf Eastern Health, Melbourne, Australia
,
Julia McClellandc St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
,
Marzia Rahmang Western Health, Melbourne, Australia
,
Rowena Brookh Northern Health, Melbourne, Australia
,
Chong Chyn Chuaa The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia;h Northern Health, Melbourne, Australia;i Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
,
Doen Ming Ongg Western Health, Melbourne, Australia
,
Shuh-Ying Tanc St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
,
Robin Filshiec St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
,
Chun Yew Fonge Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
,
Pasquale Fedeleb Monash Haematology, Melbourne, Australia;j School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
,
Ashish Bajeld Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
,
Jake Shorttb Monash Haematology, Melbourne, Australia;j School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3185-6488
ORCID Icon &
Andrew H. Weia The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia;i Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Monash University, Melbourne, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7514-3298
ORCID Icon show all
Pages 2731-2734 | Received 10 Jan 2022, Accepted 30 May 2022, Published online: 21 Jun 2022

References

  • Marsh S. The top 10 most locked down places in the world. 9 NEWS [Internet]. 2021; 04 October 2021 [cited 2022 January 01]. National News: [11 pages]. https://www.9news.com.au/national/coronavirus-top-10-most-locked-down-places-in-the-world/b7852ef6-9667-40a4-81a0-a99d70cc45ad
  • Health.gov.au [Internet]. Australia: Department of Health; [cited 14 March 2021]. https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert/coronavirus-covid-19-current-situation-and-case-numbers#total-cases-recoveries-and-deaths
  • Saul A, Scott N, Crabb BS, et al. Impact of victoria's stage 3 lockdown on COVID-19 case numbers. Med J Aust. 2020 Dec;213(11):494–496 e1.
  • Te Marvelde L, Wolfe R, McArthur G, et al. Decline in cancer pathology notifications during the 2020 COVID-19-related restrictions in Victoria. Med J Aust. 2021 Apr;214(6):281–283.
  • Milne GJ, Xie S, Poklepovich D, et al. A modelling analysis of the effectiveness of second wave COVID-19 response strategies in Australia. Sci Rep. 2021;11(1):11958. 7
  • Dohner H, Estey E, Grimwade D, et al. Diagnosis and management of AML in adults: 2017 ELN recommendations from an international expert panel. Blood. 2017;129(4):424–447.
  • Raman HS, Flamand Y, Luskin MR, et al. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with newly diagnosed De novo acute myeloid leukemia (AML) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Blood. 2021;138(Supplement 1):2291–2291.
  • Weinkove R, McQuilten ZK, Adler J, et al. Managing haematology and oncology patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: interim consensus guidance. Med J Aust. 2020;212(10):481–489.
  • Wei AH. Fitness for intensive chemotherapy: a continuing conundrum. Blood. 2021;138(5):356–358.
  • Mitrovic M, Pantic N, Sabljic N, et al. Acute leukemia and SARS-CoV-2 infection: clinical characteristics and risk factors for mortality. Leukemia & Lymphoma. 2021;62(14):3516–3520.
  • Demichelis-Gómez R, Alvarado-Ibarra M, Vasquez-Chávez J, et al. Treating acute leukemia during the COVID-19 pandemic in an environment with limited resources: a multicenter experience in four Latin American countries. J Clin Oncol Global Oncol. 2021;7:577–584.
  • Olsen SJ, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Budd AP, et al. Decreased influenza activity during the COVID-19 Pandemic - United States, Australia, Chile, and South Africa, 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020;69(37):1305–1309.
  • McNab S, Do H, Clifford LA, et al. Changing epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus in Australia - delayed re-emergence in Victoria compared to WA/Nsw after prolonged lock-down for COVID-19. Clin Infect Dis. 73(12):2365–2366.
  • Miller JH, Opat SS, Shortt J, et al. Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic isolation measures on the rate of non-COVID-19 infections in hematology patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021;42(2):233–235.
  • Eyre TA, Peters L, Andersson MI, et al. Reduction in incidence of non-COVID-19 respiratory virus infection amongst haematology inpatients following UK social distancing measures. Br J Haematol. 2021;195(2):194–197.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.