Publications by authors named "Sarmad Zain"
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- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder causing a range of symptoms, including pancytopenia, due to antibodies affecting various bodily components.
- An African American woman in her 20s with a history of SLE experienced bruising and was undergoing treatment when follow-up tests revealed pancytopenia, leading to further investigation.
- Despite suspicion of SLE flare-up or mycophenolate toxicity, a bone marrow biopsy revealed an unusual diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia, highlighting the challenges in diagnosing conditions that overlap with SLE symptoms.
Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) has been associated with the development of many cardiovascular abnormalities, of which the development of atrial fibrillation (AFIB) in this group of patients is not an uncommon finding. Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain the role of EAT in the development of AFIB. It involves cardiac remodeling owing to the underlying fatty infiltration and the subsequent inflammation and fibrosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPost-stroke complications are very common worldwide and the most common complication is infection. This contributes the most to the mortality rate in stroke patients. Among the infections, pneumonia and urinary tract infections are most common.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive disorder that causes brain cells to slowly degenerate and die. This leads to a continuous decline in thinking, behavioral and social skills that disrupts a person's ability to function independently. AD is the most common cause of dementia globally.
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