Essential thrombocythemia
One of the many clinical diseases caused by COVID-19. The virus can effect bone marrow and is responsible for abnormal production of both Red & White Blood Cells. COVID is…[...]
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Cutaneous vasculitis and vasculopathy in the era of COVID-19 pandemic
Carlo Alberto Maronese1,2Enrico Zelin3Gianluca Avallone4, et. al. Cutaneous vasculitides encompass a heterogeneous group of clinicopathological entities, which may occur as single-organ vasculitis of the skin or present as skin-limited variant…[...]
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Vascular Inflammation as a Therapeutic Target in COVID-19 “Long Haulers”: HIITing the Spot?
Regitse Højgaard Christensen1,2*Ronan M. G. Berg1,3,4,5 Background In the wake of the first wave of the ongoing global pandemic, it has become imminently clear that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has…[...]
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Unveiling the Connections Between Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Gene 5 (MDA5)-Positive Dermatomyositis and Its Potential Association With COVID-19: A Report of Two Cases
Temitope B. Abegunde • Christophe Persad • Sojibuchi Ojule • Jane Colgan • Margaret Duncan, 2024DOI: 10.7759/cureus.65016 Abstract Dermatomyositis is a rare inflammatory condition affecting the skin, muscles, and joints. This series of anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (anti-MDA5) autoantibody-positive…[...]
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Long COVID lung damage linked to immune system response
Inhibiting a protein associated with chronic inflammation improves lung health in mice with COVID-19. Helena Kudiabor, Nature A signalling molecule that helps to kick-start inflammation in the lungs could play…[...]
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Persistent intracranial hyper-inflammation in ruptured cerebral aneurysm after COVID-19: case report and review of the literature
Pin Fee Chong, , Kanako Higashi, Wakato Matsuoka, et. al.BMC Neurology volume 24, Article number: 17 (2024) Abstract Background The systemic manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) include hyperinflammatory reactions in various organs. Recent studies showed evidence for…[...]
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What do we know about covid-19’s effects on the brain?
BMJ 2024; 385 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q897 (Published 15 May 2024)Cite this as: BMJ 2024;385:q897 What are the neurological symptoms of covid-19? Covid may be primarily a respiratory infection, but a common symptom is “brain fog”—problems with memory or…[...]
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Long COVID Seems to Be a Brain Injury, Scientists Discover
2024, By DAVID NIELD, Science Alert Some form of brain injury could be behind the symptoms reported by those with long COVID, according to a new study, and adapting tests and…[...]
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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…[...]
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The Invisible Damage: How COVID Rewires Our Brains
By University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Colorado Boulder scientists have discovered that proteins left by COVID-19 can significantly lower cortisol levels in the brain, leading to heightened immune responses to new…[...]
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