Renal recovery after acute kidney injury in a minority population of hospitalized COVID-19 patients: A retrospective cohort study.

This study aimed to characterize survivors of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and acute kidney injury (AKI) that recover their renal function or progress to acute kidney disease (AKD) on discharge; and determine factors associated with progression to AKD during hospital stay.One thousand seventy four patients with COVID-19 infection were followed up until discharge/death. The incidence of AKI was 59.

A Rare Case of Ascariasis-Induced Cholangitis Complicated With Klebsiella pneumoniae Bacteremia and Liver Microabscesses.

Ascariasis, which is caused by is the most common gastrointestinal parasitic infection worldwide, with occasional invasion of the biliary tract leading to a variety of complications. In rare cases, pathogens carried on the surface of can complicate the course of the disease and lead to superimposed bacterial infections. In this article, we present a case of ascariasis-induced cholangitis complicated with bacteremia and multiple hepatic microabscesses.

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among health care workers in a New York City hospital: A cross-sectional analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: New York City (NYC) has endured the greatest burden of COVID-19 infections in the US. Health inequities in South Bronx predisposed this community to a large number of infectious cases, hospitalizations, and mortality. Health care workers (HCWs) are at a high risk of exposure to the infection.

Paraneoplastic Arthritis in a Patient With Gastric Cancer: A Case Report.

Paraneoplastic syndromes occur in the presence of a tumor and are known to cause a myriad of systemic manifestations by mechanisms other than direct metastasis. Although considered to be rare, tumors can cause paraneoplastic rheumatological manifestations such as paraneoplastic arthritis. Differentiating between paraneoplastic arthritis and primary rheumatoid arthritis (RA) presents a diagnostic challenge to physicians.

Critical Finding of Wellens' Syndrome in a Patient who Presented With a Fibular Fracture.

Diagnosing myocardial infarction is not always straightforward; there are many insidious presentations that can be overlooked resulting in deadly consequences. We present a 76-year-old male who came to the ED complaining of right ankle pain. A routine electrocardiogram (ECG) done was noted to have biphasic T waves in leads V2 and V3 which was characteristic of Wellens' syndrome.

Moyamoya Disease in a Middle-Aged Hispanic Woman: A Case Illustration.

Moyamoya disease is a rare cerebrovascular disease of unknown etiology, once known to be rare in the United States as compared to East-Asian countries, it is now an increasingly recognized cause of strokes in the United States, as the prevalence of the disease appears to be increasing. We describe a case of a 41-year-old Hispanic female patient presenting to our hospital with a stroke. She had two episodes of right arm weakness and clumsiness prior to presentation to the hospital that had resolved upon arrival.