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ArticleOrphanet journal of rare diseases2021

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with lysosomal storage disorders in Israel.

Eyal Kristal, Ben Pode-Shakked, Guy Hazan, Ehud Banne, Galina Ling, Odeya David, Eilon Shany, Annick Raas-Rothschild, Yair Anikster, Katya Kneller and 5 more

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Article in Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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15 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Eyal KristalPediatric Ambulatory Day Unit, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Ben Pode-ShakkedSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Guy HazanMetabolic Clinic, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Ehud BanneThe Rina Mor Institute of Medical Genetics, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel.
Galina LingPediatric Ambulatory Day Unit, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Odeya DavidPediatric Ambulatory Day Unit, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Eilon ShanyMetabolic Clinic, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Annick Raas-RothschildSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Yair AniksterSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Katya KnellerEdmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
Eli HershkovitzMetabolic Clinic, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Yuval E LandauSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Ronen SpiegelDepartment of Pediatrics B, Metabolic Service, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.
Yoav ZehaviDepartment of Pediatrics B, Metabolic Service, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.
Orna Staretz-ChachamMetabolic Clinic, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel. staretz@bgu.ac.il.ORCID 0000-0001-6975-4909
Soroka Medical Center · ILTel Aviv University · ILTechnion – Israel Institute of Technology · ILBen-Gurion University of the Negev · ILSheba Medical Center · ILWolfson Medical Center · IL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) is the causative agent of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Lysosomal storage disorders (LSD) comprise of 70 inherited inborn errors of metabolism. Affected individuals suffer from multi-systemic involvement with variable severity and rate of disease progression between different diseases. Some of the LSDs have established treatments, whether parenteral or oral therapies. The full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic together with the lockdown on the wellbeing and medical management of patients with rare diseases, such as LSDs, is widely unknown. Herein, we describe the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated mandatory home lockdown on patients with LSDs in Israel.

resultsWe present a prospective multi-center questionnaire study including 48 LSD patients from four medical centers in Israel. The study objective was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on individuals with LSDs in Israel, as reported by their caregivers. Secondary objectives were to assess the morbidity from SARS CoV-2 in LSD patients and the impact of changes in mood and behavior on compliance to treatment and to assess the relationship between changes in mood to changes in cognition and behavior. Thirty one of 38 patients (82%) who received any kind of regular treatment did not miss treatments. Among patients receiving enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) in the in-hospital setting, 5 patients (20%) experienced treatment disruptions. Four patients had tested positive for SARS-Cov-2 virus infection by PCR. Seven out of the 48 patients (14%) described mood changes with cognitive and motor deterioration during the home quarantine.

conclusionsWe observed high rates of treatment adherence and low morbidity through the COVID-19 pandemic in patients with LSDs in Israel. LSDs patients can be a model for patients with complex chronic diseases requiring routine treatments and surveillance during a pandemic or other disruption of daily routine.

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COVID-19PandemicsCommunicable Disease ControlHumansIsraelLysosomesProspective StudiesSARS-CoV-2COVID-19Enzyme replacement therapyLysosomal storage disorder

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PMID34496908
PMCPMC8424165
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