Publications by authors named "C R Cool"

Article Synopsis
  • Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) is a rare pulmonary vascular condition that can be mistaken for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), and they are believed to have different genetic causes.
  • This report details a case of a woman diagnosed with PAH at 42, who unfortunately passed away despite treatment, and her son, who was diagnosed with PAH at 16 and required a heart-lung transplant due to worsening conditions.
  • The autopsy of the mother showed evidence consistent with PAH, while the son's lung pathology confirmed PVOD, and neither had identifiable genetic mutations linked to these diseases.
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To compare the incidence, case-hospitalization rates, and vaccination rates of COVID-19 between people experiencing sheltered homelessness (PESH) and the broader community in Chicago, Illinois, and describe the impact of a whole community approach to disease mitigation during the public health emergency. Incidence of COVID-19 among PESH was compared with community-wide incidence using case-based surveillance data from March 1, 2020, to May 11, 2023. Seven-day rolling means of COVID-19 incidence were assessed for the overall study period and for each of 6 distinct waves of COVID-19 transmission.

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Granulomatous-lymphocytic interstitial lung disease (GLILD) is a lymphoproliferative and granulomatous pulmonary manifestation of primary immune deficiency diseases, notably common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), and is an important contributor of excess morbidity. As with all forms of ILD, the significance of utilizing a multidisciplinary team discussion to enhance diagnostic and treatment confidence of GLILD cannot be overstated. In this review, key clinical, radiological, and pathological features are integrated into a diagnostic algorithm to facilitate a consensus diagnosis.

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