Don Bell, University of Alabama Three groundbreaking studies pinpoint immune cells and proteins linked with the lingering condition — and suggest a possible cause. Immunologist Shokrollah Elahi led three recent […]
🩸 COVID-19 and Blood Morphology: Insights from 2025 Peer-Reviewed Research
As the global understanding of COVID-19 deepens, 2025 research has illuminated how SARS-CoV-2 affects blood morphology, particularly red blood cells (RBCs), hemoglobin function, and hematopoiesis. These changes are not only […]
Coexistence of Cold Agglutinin and Cryoglobulin in a Patient With Severe Anemia Following COVID-19 Infection
Masahiko Kaneko • Yuya Masuda • Kenichi Ishikawa • Hisaharu Shikata, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.75257 Abstract We report a case of coexisting cold agglutinin and cryoglobulin in a patient with severe anemia following COVID-19 infection, in whom direct antiglobulin […]
A Review of the Hematological Picture of Severe COVID-19 Infection
Dominga Amoroso • Stefania Bongo • Anna Copponi • et, al., DOI: 10.7759/cureus.78797 Abstract Numerous hematological abnormalities have been documented in COVID-19 patients. We conducted an analysis of 82 articles from PubMed, focusing on the hematological characteristics […]
How a COVID-19 infection changes blood cells in the long run
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Summary: New research suggests that a coronavirus infection alters the biomechanical properties of red and white blood cells, in some cases for months — a possible explanation for long […]
Cutting Edge: Hyperinflammatory Monocytes Expressing CD56 Abound in Severe COVID-19 Patients
Stefania Campana; Claudia De Pasquale; Giacomo Sidoti Migliore;, et. al. J Immunol (2022) 209 (4): 655–659. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.2200021 Abstract Proinflammatory monocytes play a preponderant role in the development of a cytokine storm […]
Hematological alterations associated with long COVID-19
Guilherme C. Lechuga1,2,3Carlos M. Morel1Salvatore Giovanni De-Simone1,2,4*, Front. Physiol., 23 July 2023Sec. Red Blood Cell Physiology, Volume 14 – 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1203472 Long COVID-19 is a condition characterized by persistent symptoms […]
Anemia in patients with Covid-19: pathogenesis and clinical significance
Gaetano Bergamaschi 1, Federica Borrelli de Andreis 2 3, et.al. Observational Study Clin Exp Med2021 May;21(2):239-246. doi: 10.1007/s10238-020-00679-4. Epub 2021 Jan 8. Abstract COVID-19 patients typically present with lower airway disease, although involvement of other organ systems is […]
Severe aplastic anemia after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination: Causality or coincidence?
Authors: Shotaro Tabata 1, Hiroki Hosoi 2, Shogo Murata 1, Satomi Takeda 1, Toshiki Mushino 1, Takashi Sonoki 1PMID: 34920343 PMCID: PMC8668346I: 10.1016/j.jaut.2021.102782 J Autoimmun. 2022 Jan; 126: 102782.Published online 2021 Dec 14. doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2021.102782 Abstract The development of various autoimmune diseases has been reported after COVID-19 […]