A case report of severe mycoplasma pneumonia with autoimmune haemolytic anaemia.

Mycoplasma pneumonia is a common cause of respiratory disease and more so in school going children. The spectrum of the manifestations range from haematological, dermatological, neurological, musculoskeletal, renal, cardiac and also gastrointestinal. The treatment approach has varied over time.

[Chikungunya].

Chikungunya. Chikungunya is a cosmopolitan arbovirosis transmitted by a mosquito of the genus Aedes. It is characterized by the possible persistence of musculoskeletal symptoms more than three months after infection.

Dermatologic manifestations and complications of COVID-19.

Unlabelled: The novel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. While much of the focus has been on the cardiac and pulmonary complications, there are several important dermatologic components that clinicians must be aware of.

Objective: This brief report summarizes the dermatologic manifestations and complications associated with COVID-19 with an emphasis on Emergency Medicine clinicians.

Erythematous Papular Rash: A Dermatological Feature of COVID-19.

Unlabelled: COVID-19 is the clinical expression of the highly contagious severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral infection. Most patients have mild symptoms, but a significant proportion have severe or critical disease, which can include cardiac injury, sepsis, acute kidney failure and respiratory failure. It is also worth highlighting the increasing number of reported COVID-19 cases with dermatological disease/manifestations.

Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19.

Although COVID-19 is most well known for causing substantial respiratory pathology, it can also result in several extrapulmonary manifestations. These conditions include thrombotic complications, myocardial dysfunction and arrhythmia, acute coronary syndromes, acute kidney injury, gastrointestinal symptoms, hepatocellular injury, hyperglycemia and ketosis, neurologic illnesses, ocular symptoms, and dermatologic complications. Given that ACE2, the entry receptor for the causative coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, is expressed in multiple extrapulmonary tissues, direct viral tissue damage is a plausible mechanism of injury.

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children in New York State.

Background: A multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is associated with coronavirus disease 2019. The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) established active, statewide surveillance to describe hospitalized patients with the syndrome.

Methods: Hospitals in New York State reported cases of Kawasaki's disease, toxic shock syndrome, myocarditis, and potential MIS-C in hospitalized patients younger than 21 years of age and sent medical records to the NYSDOH.

COVID-19: Specific and Non-Specific Clinical Manifestations and Symptoms: The Current State of Knowledge.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), has become an epidemiological threat and a worldwide concern. SARS-CoV-2 has spread to 210 countries worldwide and more than 6,500,000 confirmed cases and 384,643 deaths have been reported, while the number of both confirmed and fatal cases is continually increasing. COVID-19 is a viral disease that can affect every age group-from infants to the elderly-resulting in a wide spectrum of various clinical manifestations.

Dermatologic Conundrum: A Cardiac Condition Masqueraded as a Dermatologic Distraction.

A 38-year-old male presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of extreme pain and a petechial rash on the left ankle for two weeks associated with generalized fatigue, intermittent fevers, and weight loss. He was discharged home from the ED on pain medications. He returned a few days later with a progressive rash that involved the entire left lower extremity to the level of the knee.

A 5-year single-centre retrospective study of potential drug interactions in burns inpatients with psychiatric comorbidities.

Introduction: Burns patients with psychiatric comorbidities may be at increased risk of harm from drug interactions. We aimed to identify the most common classes of drug involved, the potential clinical effects and any clinical evidence for their occurrence.

Methods: The International Burn Injury Database was used to identify all admission episodes for patients with a psychiatric comorbidity over a 5-year period at an adult regional burns unit.

Finnish gelsolin amyloidosis causes significant disease burden but does not affect survival: FIN-GAR phase II study.

Background: Hereditary gelsolin (AGel) amyloidosis is an autosomal dominantly inherited systemic amyloidosis that manifests with the characteristic triad of progressive ophthalmological, neurological and dermatological signs and symptoms. The National Finnish Gelsolin Amyloidosis Registry (FIN-GAR) was founded in 2013 to collect clinical data on patients with AGel amyloidosis, including altogether approximately one third of the Finnish patients. We aim to deepen knowledge on the disease burden and life span of the patients using data from the updated FIN-GAR registry.

Cardiac Sarcoidosis multi-center randomized controlled trial (CHASM CS- RCT).

Unlabelled: Approximately 5% of patients with sarcoidosis have clinically manifest cardiac involvement. Clinical features of Cardiac Sarcoidosis are dependent on the location, extent, and activity of the disease. First line therapy is usually with prednisone and this is recommended based on clinician experience, expert opinion and small observational cohorts.

Impact of zinc oxide nanoparticles on thioredoxin-interacting protein and asymmetric dimethylarginine as biochemical indicators of cardiovascular disorders in gamma-irradiated rats.

Nanoparticle is a microscopic particle that has been existed in a wide range of biotechnological purposes. Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) have fewer environmental hazards and have shown positive impacts in the medical field. This work aimed to observe the effects of low and high doses of ZnO-NPs on heart injury induced by ionizing radiation (IR).

Myocarditis in Adult-Onset Still's Disease: Case-Based Review.

Cardiac involvement in adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) usually manifests as a pericardial disease. Myocarditis is uncommon (prevalence of 7%). However, the cardiocirculatory failure is the second cause of life-threatening AOSD.

Atypical Clinical Manifestations of Loiasis and Their Relevance for Endemic Populations.

Background: Loiasis is mostly considered a relatively benign infection when compared with other filarial and parasitic diseases, with Calabar swellings and eyeworm being the most common signs. Yet, there are numerous reports in the literature of more serious sequelae. Establishing the relationship between infection and disease is a crucial first step toward estimating the burden of loiasis.

Long QT syndrome in chromosome 7q35q36.3 deletion involving KCNH2 gene: Warning for chlorpheniramine prescription.

Background: The deletion of the distal 7q region is a rare chromosomal syndrome characterized by wide phenotypic manifestations including growth and psychomotor delay, facial dysmorphisms, and genitourinary malformations.

Methods: We describe a 6-year-old child with a 12-Mb deletion of the region 7q35q36.3.

[Marginal Féréol-Besnier erythema: rare manifestation during acute articular rhumatism].

This study reports the case of a 3-year old female child with a 1-year history of rash manifesting as discoid plaques with pink, non-itchy, rounded and oval, polycyclic, confluent macular areas measuring 1-3 cm in diameter, with central clearing evolving in stages, with repeated regression and reappearance. The child was admitted to the Emergency Department with respiratory distress, fever and aggravation of pre-existing skin lesions becoming diffuse. Mitral holosystolic murmur with an intensity of grade 4/6 was recorded by cardiac auscultation.

Characterization of microminipig as a laboratory animal for safety pharmacology study by analyzing fluvoxamine-induced cardiovascular and dermatological adverse reactions.

Fluvoxamine is a selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor, of which IC values for serotonin- and noradrenaline-uptake process were reported to be 3.8 and 620 nmol/L, respectively, also known to directly inhibit cardiac Na, Ca, and K channels. We characterized microminipig as a laboratory animal by analyzing fluvoxamine-induced cardiovascular and dermatological responses under halothane anesthesia.

Long-Term Outcome of WHIM Syndrome in 18 Patients: High Risk of Lung Disease and HPV-Related Malignancies.

Background: In the warts, hypogammaglobulinemia, infections, and myelokathexis (WHIM) syndrome, variable phenotypic expression may delay diagnosis. Panleukopenia, malignancy, and chronic lung disease all affect morbidity and mortality risks. Routinely used treatments include immunoglobulins, granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), and antibiotics; recent trials with a target C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) antagonist show promising results.

A Transcriptome Study of Progeroid Neurocutaneous Syndrome Reveals POSTN As a New Element in Proline Metabolic Disorder.

Aging is a complex biological process. A study of pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase 1 (PYCR1) deficiency, which causes a progeroid syndrome, may not only shed light on its genetic contribution to autosomal recessive cutis laxa (ARCL) but also help elucidate the functional mechanisms associated with aging. In this study, we used RNA-Seq technology to examine gene expression changes in primary skin fibroblasts from healthy controls and patients with mutations.

Regulatory T Cells and Ocular Graft Versus Host Disease: A Novel Treatment Approach.

Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD) is an inflammatory immune disease, mediated by the donor's immune cells and can arise after allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) for the treatment of hematologic malignancies. It can lead to destructive manifestations in various tissues, particularly dermatological, gastrointestinal, and ocular tissues. The most common ocular morbidity is dry eyes, which is often the first manifestation of GVHD.

Medication Error- A Case Report of Misadventure with Methotrexate.

Methotrexate is an antimetabolite drug with antineoplastic and immunomodulatory properties, useful as an antineoplastic agent in various haematological and solid tumours. MTX toxicity can occur because of accidental ingestion/overdose by the patient or because of prescription error. The toxic effects manifest as severe mucositis or as organ damage (bone marrow depression, renal/hepatic injury).

Dermatological aspects of the S2k guidelines on Down syndrome in childhood and adolescence.

With an incidence of 1 in 700 births, Down syndrome (DS) is not an uncommon condition. It is associated with various disorders of different organ systems. Serious disorders include cardiac defects and leukemia.