Publications by authors named "Yasutomo Baba"
Article Synopsis
- The prognosis for patients with post-COVID-19 interstitial lung disease is still uncertain.
- An autopsy case is presented where the disease progressed to an acute exacerbation, resulting in death.
- Findings showed signs of both acute damage and severe fibrotic changes, confirming the seriousness of the post-COVID-19 lung condition.
The patient was a 75-year-old man who developed polyopia and exophthalmos. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed a mass in the left upper lobe. A CT-guided biopsy suggested lung adenocarcinoma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 68-year-old man visited a physician with a chief complaint of difficulty breathing. Right pleural effusion was noted, and he was referred to our department for a close examination and treatment. Thoracoscopy was performed under local anesthesia, and pleural dissemination of lung adenocarcinoma was noted, so a chest drain was placed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF• We demonstrated the first patient with COVID-19 developing an isolated SCC lesion on brain MRI, suggestive of mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS). • MERS can be considered as a differential diagnosis for neurological symptoms of COVID-19, especially when patients develop transient cerebellar ataxia or disorientation.
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