The early-stage research focused only on animal models, but scientists say it ‘offers hope’ By Melissa Rudy Fox News COVID-19 can cause a long list of health issues, including flu symptoms, respiratory problems […]
Navigating the Diagnostic Maze: A Case of Post-COVID-19 Tenosynovitis
Kasture Puspalingam • Malarkodi Suppamutharwyam, Navigating the Diagnostic Maze: A Case of Post-COVID-19 Tenosynovitis. Cureus 16(11): e73849. doi:10.7759/cureus.73849 Abstract Post-COVID-19 sequelae can include various complications, including musculoskeletal manifestations. Unvaccinated against COVID-19, a […]
Patterns Among Uropathogenic Bacteria Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Hadi B. AlHemsi • Ibraheem Altamimi • Abdulaziz Altamimi •, et. Shifting Trends of Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns Among Uropathogenic Bacteria Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Cureus 16(11): e73267. doi:10.7759/cureus.73267 Abstract Urinary tract infections (UTIs) […]
COVID-19 targets human adrenal glands
Waldemar Kanczkowskia ∙ Katja Everte ∙ Marlena Stadtmüllerb ∙ et. al. COVID-19 develops due to infection with SARS-CoV-2, which particularly in elderly with certain comorbidities (eg, metabolic syndrome)1 can cause severe pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Some patients with […]
Factors Influencing Depressive Symptoms in the Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Period
Hitomi Hirokawa-Ueda • Yuki Sawamura • Reiko Taketani , et. al., 2024DOI: 10.7759/cureus.72394 Abstract Background Mental health issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have been widely reported, with various influencing factors identified. However, factors affecting mental […]
CD56+ Monocytes and CD31+ Endothelial Cells Are Increased in Severe COVID-19 Disease
Abstract Immune response dysregulation plays a key role in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pathogenesis. In this study, we evaluated immune and endothelial blood cell profiles of patients […]
New-Onset Graves’ Disease Induced by COVID-19: A Case Report and Literature Review
Takashi Shinzato • Tadahiro YonahaDOI: 10.7759/cureus.73122 Abstract We present a case of new-onset Graves’ disease in a 40-year-old woman following COVID-19 infection. The patient experienced hand tremors, palpitations, shortness of breath with minimal […]
Timing of Dexamethasone Initiation and Its Impact on the Outcome of COVID-19 Patients
Jamila Alonazi • Najla Alrasheed • Saad Aljabr •et. al., DOI: 10.7759/cureus.72983 Abstract Introduction COVID-19 emerged in Wuhan in December 2019 and was declared a pandemic in March 2020. Severe cases manifest with respiratory distress. Corticosteroids, […]
COVID-19 Infection and Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Likely Marriage?
Younus Al-Midfai • Moshe Bengio • Pallavi Aneja DOI: 10.7759/cureus.72940 Abstract In the early era of COVID-19, characterization of long-term complications was unfeasible. But in early 2021, the authors came across a patient with a new […]
Systemic Vasculitis Post-COVID-19: A Case Report
Shamsun Nahar • Mohammad M. Husain • Akshay Maharaj, et. al. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.72724 Abstract Vasculitis is one of the complications of COVID. Coronavirus may trigger or exacerbate autoimmune diseases, such as systemic vasculitis. We present the […]