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COVID-19 Infection and Primary Graft Failure in a Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patient
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  • Minelys Alicea Marrero,
  • Margarita Silio,
  • Katie McQueen Amaker,
  • María Español,
  • Maria Velez,
  • Zachary LeBlanc
Minelys Alicea Marrero
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Corresponding Author:malice@lsuhsc.edu

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Margarita Silio
Tulane University School of Medicine
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Katie McQueen Amaker
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
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María Español
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
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Maria Velez
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
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Zachary LeBlanc
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
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Abstract

Currently, data on the effects of the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients is limited. In this case, an 8-year-old male with IPEX syndrome underwent allogeneic HSCT and was found COVID-19 positive 23 days post-transplant. He was treated with a 10-day course of remdesivir, three doses of tocilizumab, and two units of COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP). Initially, inflammatory markers decreased with treatment. However, he experienced primary graft failure, most likely secondary to COVID-19 infection, developed multiple systemic infections, and subsequently died before a second graft infusion could be administered.