Publications by authors named "Shiza"

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a life-threatening transient left ventricular dysfunction triggered by either physical or emotional stressors. Concerns have been raised on reports of TCM after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine. Our study provides comprehensive detail on COVID-19 vaccine-induced TCM.

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Numerous studies indicated that patients with tobacco use disorder (TUD) are inversely associated with mortality in what is known as the smoker's paradox. However, limited studies have been conducted on the impact of TUD on the in-hospital mortality rates of patients with secondary pulmonary hypertension (PH, Non-Group 1 PH). Using the 2019 National Inpatient Sample, we identified PH and divided it into TUD and non-TUD to compare the comorbidities and in-hospital mortality between the two after 1:1 propensity-score matching.

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BACKGROUND Kaposi sarcoma is a malignancy of the vascular endothelium. It is associated with human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection, typically found with HIV/AIDS. It is rarely seen presenting as visceral involvement without any cutaneous lesions.

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Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory condition with varying local and systemic complications and variable severity. Although rare, cardiovascular complications induced by acute pancreatitis are rarely described in the literature. Epigastric pain with acute pancreatitis often simulates electrocardiographic changes in the absence of coronary artery abnormalities, resulting in a diagnostic dilemma for optimal treatment and management.

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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare autoimmune and devastating blood disorder that results in micro-clots throughout the body, leading to tissue damage and organ dysfunction resulting in widespread microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, fever, and neurological symptoms. TTP patients commonly manifest renal and neurological symptoms; however, cardiovascular involvement is not widely reported in the literature. We report a case of non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) as an initial manifestation of TTP.

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A natural compound cyanidin, which is a type of anthocyanin present in pigmented leaves, fruits, and flowers; distributed widely in berries, apples, and oranges possess anticancer activities, thus curing various types of cancer such as breast, liver, lung, prostate, and thyroid cancer. The article provides an insight into the potential of using a single phytochemical, cyanidin to treat various cancer types including breast, liver, lung, prostate, and thyroid cancer. Information about cyanidin and its pharmacological impact on cancer was collected from books, scientific journals, and reports through electronic data search (Web of Science, Scifinder, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, ACS, Science Direct, CNKI as well as Kew Plants of the Word Online) and library.

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Sheehan syndrome, also called postpartum hypopituitarism, is primarily caused by ischemic necrosis of the pituitary resulting from a complicated pregnancy. As the clinical presentations occur years after the complication, it is difficult to diagnose this condition. In this report, we discuss the case of a 35-year-old female with altered mental status, generalized edema, and loss of appetite.

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Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, a rare immune-mediated disorder presenting with lymphadenopathy, leukopenia, and occasionally fever. Herein we report a case of KFD who presented with anorexia, fever, and cervical lymphadenopathy. Lymph node biopsy and immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis of KFD.

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Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) experience neuropsychiatric symptoms. The term neuropsychiatric SLE (NPSLE) is a generic term that refers to a series of neurological and psychiatric symptoms directly related to SLE. In approximately 30% of patients with neuropsychiatric symptoms, SLE is the primary cause (NPSLE), and symptoms manifest more frequently around SLE onset.

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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disorder known to affect the nervous system by direct neuronal damage, vasculitis, or pathologic mechanisms indirectly induced by immune mechanisms related to the production and deposition of immune complexes. SLE has a wide range of clinical manifestations due to the involvement of almost every organ system of the body. SLE presents with serositis, mucositis, arthralgia, glomerulopathy, hematological, cutaneous, and hematological manifestations.

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We report a case of exceptionally large kidneys in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) in India. A 43-year-old male with a family history of ADPKD presented with abdominal pain, intermittent fever, and a sense of bilateral fullness in both flanks. On examination, he had bilaterally enlarged kidneys extending towards iliac fossae.

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There is growing evidence of neurological involvement in patients with coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), suggesting that Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) can also occur with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as a neurological complication. Herein, we describe a unique case of a 45-year-old male who manifested with sudden onset progressive symmetric ascending paralysis leading to quadriplegia one week after developing fever, cough, and dyspnea. On examination, he had areflexia in lower limbs and hyporeflexia in upper limbs.

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