Influenza and COVID-19 coinfection: Report of six cases and review of the literature.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused infection in a season when influenza is still prevalent. Both viruses have similar transmission characteristics and common clinical manifestations. Influenza has been described to cause respiratory infection with some other respiratory pathogens.

Assessment of subclinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to compare patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) with healthy controls with respect to subclinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Methods: A total of 44 patients with AS with no history of CVD, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and lipid-lowering drug use were compared with 40 age- and sex-matched healthy controls with respect to carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and pulse wave velocity (PWV), which are surrogate markers of subclinical atherosclerosis. Correlation analysis was also performed to examine the association between surrogate markers and disease activity with inflammation [Ankylosing spondylitis disease activity score with C-reactive protein (ASDAS-CRP)].

The new classification system for inner ear malformations: the INCAV system.

Conclusions: The proposed INCAV system standardizes reporting of inner ear malformations; gives adequate information about the structures of inner ear; defines the ears which could not be classified before; and helps in the selection of the ear as the cochlear implant candidate. Also it is easy-to-use for radiologists, and useful to the referring otolaryngologists.

Objective: This study was conducted to explore a more specific, definitive classification system which was based on radiological criteria for inner ear malformations.