Publications by authors named "Omid Motamedi"

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  • Bacterial and fungal infections, specifically caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Aspergillus fumigatus, were reported in two patients recovering from COVID-19, leading to brain and spinal cord abscesses.
  • Both patients had underlying health issues, such as undiagnosed diabetes and prior ICU admission, and despite receiving medical treatment, they did not survive.
  • The study emphasizes the importance of quickly diagnosing and treating these infections in COVID-19 patients showing neurological symptoms, as delayed interventions can worsen outcomes.
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Here, we report six cases of spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinitis in patients with COVID-19 in Iran, which were treated with different drugs such as hydroxychloroquine, sofosbuvir, atazanavir, and remdesivir as antiviral agents. Despite the differences in the type of drugs, pneumothorax occurred in all patients.

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The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in late 2019 rapidly turned into a global pandemic. Although the symptoms of COVID-19 are mainly respiratory ones, the infection is associated with a wide range of clinical signs and symptoms. The main imaging modality in COVID-19 is lung computed tomography (CT) scanning, but the diagnosis of the vast spectrum of complications needs the application of various imaging modalities.

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BACKGROUND In December 2019, COVID-19 emerged from China and spread to become a pandemic, killing over 1,350,000 up to November 18, 2020. Some patients with COVID-19 have abnormal liver function tests. We aimed to determine the clinical significance of liver chemistries in patients with COVID-19.

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Objectives: The cervical vertebrae are more durable than other skeletal components, and therefore may be the only remnants of a dead body. The present study aims to investigate the role of several linear dimensions of the second cervical vertebrae measured by Three-Dimensional Computed Tomographic Scanning (3D CT Scan) in height estimation of Iranian adult population. In this cross-sectional study, height determination was performed by measuring 15 indexes of the second cervical vertebrae.

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