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PROLONGED COVID-19 INFECTION IN A CHILD WITH LYMPHOBLASTIC NON HODGKIN LYMPHOMA: WHICH IS THE BEST MANAGEMENT?
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  • Giovanna Gattuso,
  • Elisabetta Schiavello,
  • Chiara Oltolini,
  • Veronica Biassoni,
  • Monica Terenziani,
  • Stefano Chiaravalli,
  • Marta Podda,
  • Cristina Meazza,
  • Roberto Luksch,
  • Andrea Ferrari,
  • Michela Casanova,
  • Giovanna Sironi,
  • Luca Bergamaschi,
  • Nadia Puma,
  • Filippo Spreafico,
  • Maura Massimino
Giovanna Gattuso
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori

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Elisabetta Schiavello
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
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Chiara Oltolini
San Raffaele Hospital
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Veronica Biassoni
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Monica Terenziani
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Stefano Chiaravalli
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Marta Podda
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Cristina Meazza
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Roberto Luksch
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Andrea Ferrari
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Michela Casanova
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Giovanna Sironi
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Luca Bergamaschi
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Nadia Puma
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
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Filippo Spreafico
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
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Maura Massimino
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Abstract

During SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, oncologists manage patients at higher risk of having a severe course of this infection. This raises new questions about their correct management, as well as the difficulty of distinguishing tumor/treatments complications from those related to Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We report a case of an 11 year-old boy undergoing treatment for T cell lymphoblastic lymphoma who experienced a prolonged SARS-CoV-2 infection. Oncological therapy was continued without significant changes compared to the initially planned treatment. No relevant complications occurred. COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CP) was administered, resulting in a positive antibody titer after 24 days.