Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL) Presenting As Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) With Legionella pneumophila: Coincidence or Causation?

Due to a low index of suspicion coupled with specific growth conditions and non-specific clinical manifestations,  is a frequently misdiagnosed cause of pneumonia in immunocompromised patients, especially those with hematological malignancies. We present a case of severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) secondary to Legionnaire's disease in a patient with newly diagnosed hairy cell leukemia (HCL) to highlight the importance of early recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of Legionnaire's disease to reduce morbidity and mortality.

A Systematic Review of Reported Cases of Immune Thrombocytopenia after COVID-19 Vaccination.

With the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and emergency use authorization of anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, reports of post-vaccine immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) have gained attention. With this systematic review, we aim to analyze the clinical characteristics, therapeutic strategies, and outcomes of patients presenting with ITP after receiving COVID-19 vaccination. Medline, Embase, and Ebsco databases were systematically explored from inception until 1 June 2022.

Personal Protective Equipment Efficiency in Healthcare Emergencies: A Single-Center Experience.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has dramatically shifted the healthcare landscape since 2020. Measures against it includes universal masking in the healthcare areas and the community, viral testing before aerosolizing procedures, and ambulatory elective surgical procedures. Some hospitals have had mandated viral testing policies even before admission to the hospital.

Sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy is associated with higher mortality rates in patients with sepsis.

Background: Patients with sepsis are at risk for developing sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy (SIC). Previous studies offer inconsistent results regarding the association of SIC and mortality. This study sought to assess whether SIC is linked to mortality in patients with sepsis and to evaluate predictors of the development of SIC.

"Ain't She a Bute?": The Importance of Proper History Taking in a Case of Inappropriate Use of Horse NSAID in a Human.

A 41-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presented to the hospital with complaints of nausea, vomiting, and generalized weakness over two weeks. The patient did not seek medical attention as she assumed that her symptoms willwould resolve. Following her initial denial of drug abuse and her abnormal urine drug screening, we discussed the findings with the patient.

Climate change and respiratory diseases: a 2020 perspective.

Purpose Of Review: To present an overview of the impact of climate change upon human respiratory health.

Recent Findings: Climate change involves two major types of change. First, there is overall progressive warming.

A vicious cycle of acute catecholamine cardiomyopathy and circulatory collapse secondary to pheochromocytoma.

Acute catecholamine cardiomyopathy is an uncommon, life-threatening manifestation of pheochromocytoma. The massive release of catecholamines from the adrenal medulla and their toxic effects on the coronary vessels and the cardiac myocytes play a significant role in the pathogenesis of cardiomyopathy in patients with pheochromocytoma. Severe manifestations, such as acute catecholamine cardiomyopathy, may be the initial presentation, especially in unsuspected and untreated pheochromocytoma cases.

Benign metastatic leiomyoma presenting as a hemothorax.

Uterine leiomyomas have been reported to metastasize to various organs including the lungs, skeletal muscles, bone marrow, peritoneum, and heart. They may present with symptoms related to the metastases several years after hysterectomy. These tumors regress after menopause, and it is rare to detect active tumors in postmenopausal women.