4 results match your criteria: "SUNY (State University of New York) Downstate Medical Center[Affiliation]"
JAMA Netw Open
May 2024
Department of Pathology, SUNY (State University of New York) Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn.
Importance: Anatomic pathology reports are an essential part of health care, containing vital diagnostic and prognostic information. Currently, most patients have access to their test results online. However, the reports are complex and are generally incomprehensible to laypeople.
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March 2024
Cardiology, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, USA.
This case report describes a 21-year-old female who was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease (KD), a rare condition in adults. Careful clinical assessment, including the history of a recent upper respiratory tract infection and the physical findings of fever, sinus tachycardia, strawberry tongue, and skin peeling of the hands and feet, prompted further evaluation. Laboratory findings supported an inflammatory process, and multidisciplinary consultations led to the diagnosis of KD.
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January 2023
Cardiology, SUNY (State University of New York) Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus, which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease, was first described in 2019 and became a pandemic in 2020. Although it is possible for two viruses to co-infect together, a rarer phenomenon of false-positive results due to cross-reactivity between viruses is also possible. Herein, we present two cases of the false-positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) results in those infected with COVID-19.
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July 2019
Department of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Importance: Bilateral diffuse uveal melanocytic proliferation is a rare sign of several systemic malignant neoplasms.
Observations: A patient presenting with uveal melanocytic proliferation underwent a detailed physical examination and extensive imaging. No systemic malignant neoplasm was found.