COVID-19 inflammation results in urine cytokine elevation and causes COVID-19 associated cystitis (CAC)

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Authors: Laura E Lamb 1, Nivedita Dhar 2, Ryan Timar 3, Melissa Wills 3, Sorabh Dhar 4, Michael B Chancellor 5 PMID: 33213997 PMCID: PMC7644255 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110375 Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes a wide range of symptoms, including several unexpected symptoms such as loss of taste, skin changes, and eye problems. We recently observed patients with documented COVID-19 develop de novo severe genitourinary symptoms, most notably urinary frequency […]

Patients with COVID-19 develop new, worsening overactive bladder symptoms

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Authors: Maria Marabito American Urological Association 9/15/2021 Patients with COVID-19 reported experiencing severe genitourinary symptoms during infection, and new or worsening overactive bladder symptoms after recovery, according to recent findings from two studies. The data were presented at the American Urological Association meeting. During infection Michael B. Chancellor, MD, a professor of urology at Oakland University […]

Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy Following COVID-19 Vaccination in a Young Adult Complicated by Various Medicines

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Authors: Tatsuhiko Okayasu, Ryuichi Ohta, Fumiko Yamane, Satoshi Abe, Chiaki Sano  September 15, 2022 (see history) DOI: 10.7759/cureus.29212 Cite this article as: Okayasu T, Ohta R, Yamane F, et al. (September 15, 2022) Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy Following COVID-19 Vaccination in a Young Adult Complicated by Various Medicines. Cureus 14(9): e29212. doi:10.7759/cureus.29212 Abstract Mononeuritis multiplex is a rare form of cerebral nerve palsy […]

Autopsy-Based Pulmonary and Vascular Pathology: Pulmonary Endotheliitis and Multi-Organ Involvement in COVID-19 Associated Deaths

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Authors: artina Haberecker University Hospital Zürich Esther I Schwarz University of Zurich Peter Steiger University of Zurich Karl Frontzek University of ZurichSeptember 2021 Respiration 101(2):1-11 DOI:10.1159/000518914License CC BY-NC 4.0 Abstract and Figures Background: Findings from autopsies have provided evidence on systemic microvascular damage as one of the underlying mechanisms of Coronavirus disease 2019 (CO-VID-19). The aim […]

Covid Linked To Disorder That Causes Sudden Vision Loss, Study Says

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Authors: Zachary Snowdon Smith Forbes Apr 14, 2022 Covid-19 infection is linked to eye conditions called retinal vascular occlusions—blockages of blood vessels in the eye that can cause vision loss—according to a study published Thursday by JAMA Ophthalmology that threw light on one of several little-understood long-term effects of the virus. KEY FACTS The first condition, called retinal artery occlusions, can […]

Risk of rare heart inflammation may be higher after Moderna than Pfizer COVID vaccine

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Authors: ry Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News  |  Nov 08, 202 Myocarditis and pericarditis are rare after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, but rates of the inflammatory heart conditions were twofold to threefold higher after receipt of the second dose of the Moderna vaccine than after the Pfizer/BioNTech formulation, suggests a head-to-head comparison in Canadian […]

Do COVID-19 and long COVID affect the bladder? Here’s what you should know

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Written by: PROFESSOR VIK KHULLAR Published: 17/02/2022 Top Doctors What is currently known about COVID-19’s effect on the bladder? What symptoms have been reported? In the initial stages of the pandemic, the main symptom appeared to be a painful bladder, but over time, we have seen more and more patients with urinary frequency, pain if they do not pass urine, or a desperate […]

What COVID-19 variants are going around in November 2022?

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Authors: Nebraska Medicine November 1, 2022 There are currently more than 37,000 cases reported in the United States per day, with test positivity of 8.6%. When test positivity is above 5%, transmission is considered uncontrolled. There are more than 340 deaths per day, and hospitalizations have increased 8% over the last two weeks.  What COVID-19 variant […]

Facial Nerve Paralysis and COVID‐19: A Systematic Review

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Authors: Amirpouyan Namavarian, MD, 1 Anas Eid, BMSc, 2 Hedyeh Ziai, MD, 1 Emily YiQin Cheng, BSc, 3 and Danny Enepekides, MD, MSc, FRCSC Laryngoscope. 2022 Aug 8 : 10.1002/lary.30333. doi: 10.1002/lary.30333 Abstract Objective Several cases of facial nerve paralysis (FNP) post‐COVID‐19 infection have been reported with varying presentations and management. This study aims to identify FNP clinical characteristics and recovery outcomes among patients acutely infected with […]

Impact of Systemic Diseases on Olfactory Function in COVID-19 Infected Patients

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Authors: Ayat A Awwad,1 Osama MM Abd Elhay,2 Moustafa M Rabie,3 Eman A Awad,4 Fatma M Kotb,4 Hend M Maghraby,4 Rmadan H Eldamarawy,4 Yahia MA Dawood,1 Mostafa IEI Balat,1 Ahmed IM Hasan,5 Ahmed H Elsheshiny,6 Said SMM El Sayed,2 Albayoumi AB Fouda,2 Ahmad MF Alkot2 DovPress November 7, 2022 1Otorhinolaryngology department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt; 2Medical Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt; 3Public Health […]