Can hydroxychloroquine be used for COVID-19-induced arthritis? A debatable hypothesis.

Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a known disease-modifying antirheumatic drug for rheumatoid arthritis. It is also being used in viral arthritis on many occasions. HCQ is also being used to treat coronavirus disease 2019, but the results are not satisfactory.

Comparison of clinical outcome, cartilage turnover, and inflammatory activity following either intra-articular or a combination of intra-articular with intra-osseous platelet-rich plasma injections in osteoarthritis knee: A randomized, clinical trial.

Background: The objective of the study was to determine the changes in clinical outcome (pain and knee activity) and assess bone/ cartilage biomarkers and inflammatory activity in persons with osteoarthritis (OA) knee following a single injection of intra-articular platelet-rich plasma (IA-PRP) and combination of intra-articular, intraosseous PRP (IA+IO-PRP).

Methods: This prospective, randomized, single-blind clinical trial was conducted at a tertiary care teaching hospital in India. Ninety-six persons with OA knee with a Kellgren-Lawrence score of 3 were randomized into three groups- Group-I (IA-PRP), Group-II (IA+IO-PRP)], Group-III, [intra-articular normal saline (IA-NS)].

Isolated neurocysticercosis of the spine presenting with low back pain and cauda equina syndrome: a case report.

Introduction: Cysticercosis, caused by Cysticercus cellulosae, is one of the common parasitic diseases that can affect the central nervous system (neurocysticercosis, NCC). Isolated involvement of cysticercosis of the spine, without the involvement of the brain, has been very rarely reported.

Case Presentation: This report presented a case, who was presenting with low back pain with radiation and cauda equina syndrome (CES).

Single intra-articular injection with or without intra-osseous injections of platelet-rich plasma in the treatment of osteoarthritis knee: A single-blind, randomized clinical trial.

Background: Subchondral bony structure damage plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA) knee. An intra-articular injection cannot reach the damaged subchondral bony structure and treat its pathologies effectively. The objective of the study was to compare the clinical effects of single intra-articular injection with or without intra-osseous injections of PRP in the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) knee.

Clinical Features, Laboratory, and Radiological Findings of Patients With Acute Inflammatory Myelopathy After COVID-19 Infection: A Narrative Review.

The objective of this review was to analyze the existing data on acute inflammatory myelopathies associated with coronavirus disease 2019 infection, which were reported globally in 2020. PubMed, CENTRAL, MEDLINE, and online publication databases were searched. Thirty-three acute inflammatory myelopathy cases (among them, seven cases had associated brain lesions) associated with coronavirus disease 2019 infection were reported.

Clinical features and prognosis of COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 infections in persons with spinal cord injury: a review of current literature.

Study Design: Focused literature review.

Objectives: Objective of the study was to perform a literature search and summarise the clinical features and prognosis of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) infected with COVID-19 from the published articles.

Setting: India.