Title: Collateral effects of COVID‐19 pandemic in pediatric hematooncology: Fatalities caused by diagnostic delay
Abstract: Pediatric Blood & CancerVolume 67, Issue 8 e28482 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Collateral effects of COVID-19 pandemic in pediatric hematooncology: Fatalities caused by diagnostic delay Rosanna Parasole, Corresponding Author Rosanna Parasole [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0003-3350-5286 Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, Italy Correspondence Rosanna Parasole, Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Via Posillipo 226, 80123 Naples, Italy. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorPio Stellato, Pio Stellato Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorValentino Conter, Valentino Conter Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Fondazione MBBM/Hospital San Gerardo, Monza, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorAntonia De Matteo, Antonia De Matteo Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorLuigia D'Amato, Luigia D'Amato Intensive Care Unit, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorAntonella Colombini, Antonella Colombini Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Fondazione MBBM/Hospital San Gerardo, Monza, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorCarmine Pecoraro, Carmine Pecoraro Nephrology Unit, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorCarmela Bencivenga, Carmela Bencivenga Intensive Care Unit, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorMarta Raimondo, Marta Raimondo Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorSusanna Silvestri, Susanna Silvestri Intensive Care Unit, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorVincenzo Tipo, Vincenzo Tipo Emergency Unit, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorLuigi Annicchiarico Petruzzelli, Luigi Annicchiarico Petruzzelli Nephrology Unit, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorGiovanna Giagnuolo, Giovanna Giagnuolo Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorAgostino Curatolo, Agostino Curatolo Intensive Care Unit, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorAndrea Biondi, Andrea Biondi Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Fondazione MBBM/Hospital San Gerardo, Monza, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorGiuseppe Menna, Giuseppe Menna Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, ItalySearch for more papers by this author Rosanna Parasole, Corresponding Author Rosanna Parasole [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0003-3350-5286 Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, Italy Correspondence Rosanna Parasole, Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Via Posillipo 226, 80123 Naples, Italy. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorPio Stellato, Pio Stellato Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorValentino Conter, Valentino Conter Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Fondazione MBBM/Hospital San Gerardo, Monza, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorAntonia De Matteo, Antonia De Matteo Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorLuigia D'Amato, Luigia D'Amato Intensive Care Unit, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorAntonella Colombini, Antonella Colombini Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Fondazione MBBM/Hospital San Gerardo, Monza, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorCarmine Pecoraro, Carmine Pecoraro Nephrology Unit, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorCarmela Bencivenga, Carmela Bencivenga Intensive Care Unit, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorMarta Raimondo, Marta Raimondo Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorSusanna Silvestri, Susanna Silvestri Intensive Care Unit, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorVincenzo Tipo, Vincenzo Tipo Emergency Unit, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorLuigi Annicchiarico Petruzzelli, Luigi Annicchiarico Petruzzelli Nephrology Unit, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorGiovanna Giagnuolo, Giovanna Giagnuolo Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorAgostino Curatolo, Agostino Curatolo Intensive Care Unit, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorAndrea Biondi, Andrea Biondi Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Fondazione MBBM/Hospital San Gerardo, Monza, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorGiuseppe Menna, Giuseppe Menna Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, ItalySearch for more papers by this author First published: 11 June 2020 https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.28482Citations: 25 Rosanna Parasole and Pio Stellato share the first authorship. 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