🌬️ Idiopathic Dyspnea in Long COVID: Mechanisms, Diagnostics, and Emerging Therapies

🧠 Introduction Idiopathic shortness of breath—dyspnea without a clear structural or functional cause—is a perplexing symptom in many Long COVID patients. Despite normal imaging and pulmonary function tests, individuals report…[...]

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Progressive Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease With Clinical-Radiographic Dissociation

Nicolas Bakinde • Antoinette Johnson • Deborah Ngo Bakinde • Priscilla Pemu • Eric Flenaugh, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.86412  Abstract Systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis. We…[...]

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Severity of COVID-19 Infection and Persistent Dyspnea in Recovered Adults

Atif Saeed • Marium Nadeem Khan • Momina Kamran • et. al., DOI: 10.7759/cureus.85666  Abstract Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a high number of survivors with persistent symptoms, such as dyspnea, long after recovery. It…[...]

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Comparison of X-ray and CT Images of COVID-19 Caused by the Wild-Type and Alpha-Variant SARS-CoV-2

Chika Tsuchida • Ippei Sakamaki • Norichika Hashimoto •et. al., DOI: 10.7759/cureus.76493  Abstract Introduction This study aimed to determine the characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia caused by the wild type and the alpha variant in…[...]

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Digit Amputation Secondary to COVID-19-Induced Raynaud’s Phenomenon

Rui Carvalho • Joana Subtil • Elisa Macedo BrĂĄs • Jacinta Campos • Renata Silva, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.76204  Abstract Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) is characterized by episodic vasospasm of the small blood vessels, primarily affecting the fingers and toes. Management includes…[...]

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POST-ACUTE SEQUELAE OF COVID-19: CHARACTERIZATION, COMORBIDITIES, AND BIOMARKERS IN A DIVERSE COHORT

Emily Struttmann, Anish Shah, Matthew Moreida, et. al. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.06.20.24308901 Abstract Introduction Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) is causing a silent pandemic in the U.S. Gulf South, a part of flyover U.S. where patients are quietly withdrawing…[...]

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Pathophysiological, immunological, and inflammatory features of long COVID

Karen Bohmwald1,2†BenjamĂ­n Diethelm-Varela1†Linmar RodrĂ­guez-Guilarte1 , et. al., Front. Immunol., 27 February 2024, Sec. Viral Immunology, Volume 15 - 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1341600 The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause severe global disruption, resulting…[...]

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Breathing difficulties after covid-19: a guide for primary care

BMJ 2023; 381 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-074937 , June 2023) Cite this as: BMJ 2023;381:e074937, Rachael Evans, Anton Pick, et. al. What you need to know Breathing difficulties are common sequelae of covid-19 Typically there are multiple contributing factors…[...]

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