Publications by authors named "Mitsuo Amemiya"
We present a case of an 86-year-old woman who visited our hospital with a one-year history of exertional dyspnea (modified medical research council dyspnea scale; mMRC grade 2). Despite the absence of any smoking or dust exposure history, multiple cystic lesions were apparent in both lungs on her CT scan. We suspected Sjögren's syndrome-associated lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia (LIP) due to her additional symptoms of dry mouth and eyes.
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- Several cases of COVID-19-associated leukoencephalopathy have been reported, often linked to hypoxia, but the exact mechanisms and outcomes are still not fully understood.
- A case study of a 65-year-old woman illustrates that leukoencephalopathy can occur without severe hypoxia, as she experienced altered consciousness and abnormal behavior after developing COVID-19 pneumonia following treatment for pyelonephritis.
- The study emphasizes the need for clinicians to consider leukoencephalopathy when diagnosing consciousness issues in COVID-19 patients, even in the absence of significant hypoxia, and notes that gradual neurological recovery is possible.