Prognostic Significance of Blood Parameters in COVID-19 Pneumonia

Evaluation of WBC Parameters and Their Significance in COVID-19 Patients in Western Maharashtra, India

Background and objectives: In patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), white blood cell (WBC) abnormalities have been found worldwide with significant inter-regional differences. In the present study, we evaluated WBC parameters concerning COVID-19 positivity and severity. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, total WBC count, absolute count of each type of WBC, neutrophil to lymph...

Significance of exosomes in COVID-19 pathogenesis and therapy

Exosomes are lipid bilayer-enclosed nano-sized vesicles, which carry various biomolecules including proteins, lipids, and microRNAs. SARS-CoV-2-loaded exosomes can be entered into the susceptible host cells, and transported viral components which are associated with viral particles intercellular transmission and spread of infection. Over-stimulation of the immune system followed by excessive pr...

The role of laboratory parameters in COVID-19 diagnosis

Incidental finding of 68Ga-PSMA uptake in covid-19 induced pneumonia

A 68 years old man with prostate carcinoma was referred for 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT scan because of recent significant rise of PSA. He complained of muscle weakness and fatigue, since 3 weeks before the scan, without dyspnea or shortness of breath. In his 68Ga-PSMA-611 PET/CT study, widespread skeletal metastasis, as well as liver involvement were noticed. Also, multiple bilatera...

Prognostic Significance of Icterus Index in Lobar Pneumonia

still remains the most fatal disease for those who fall a prey to it. Whether it is the circulatory, the respiratory or both mechanisms together which fail ultimately and bring about death, the essential defect, which really causes the disturbance, is either anoxaemia, toxaemia or very often both. As to what role anoxaemia plays in this disease, how to detect it and how best to deal with it, ha...