Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), besides its well-known deleterious effects on the respiratory system, is also reported to affect central nervous system (CNS), presenting with neurological manifestations, that are commoner among older patients associated co-morbidities and in critically ill COVID pneumonia. Infective, cerebrovascular, hypoxic-toxic-metabolic etiology have been implicated. R...

conclusions vaccination seems to be necessary to prevent this potentially fatal infectious disease. furthermore, timely prescription of antiviral medications is recommended to decrease the risk of severe complications. results the mean age of the women was 28.1 ± 4.7 years with a mean gestational age of 28.7 ± 10.9 weeks. the most common clinical manifestations included coughing (100%), fever (...

Though SARS-CoV-2 primarily affects the respiratory system, involvement of cardiovascular system is not uncommon and a range cardiac manifestations among COVID-19 patients were reported in literature. Furthermore, it evident from scientific literature that incidence deaths hospitalizations has been increasingly more subjects with pre-existing CVD. Read at JCTRes.com

Human metapneumovirus is known to be similar to respiratory syncytial virus. Because of an incomplete protective immune response to new genotypes, re-infection occurs frequently, especially in the elderly. However, the clinical manifestations of human metapneumovirus need to be further characterized in adults. A 73-year-old woman presented to the emergency room with acute dyspnea, chest discomf...

INTRODUCTION T HERE ARE A VARIETY OF CLINICAL CIRcumstances in which the respiratory and renal systems are simultaneously involved. Periarteritis, lupus erythematosus, sderoderma, and dermatomyositis may involve the lung and kidney; however, they initially do not present with acute pulmonary-renal manifestations, and multisystem involvement is present to suggest the diagnosis. Consideration of ...

Unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis is commonly seen associated with other congenital cardiovascular defects, when it is detected early in life, but isolated absence of the pulmonary artery is a rare entity, usually detected in adulthood. The latter patients are usually asymptomatic or might present with varied non-specific manifestations such as respiratory tract infections and hemoptysis. Th...

Primary immunodeficiency disorders (PIDs) are caused by 1 or more defects of the immune system. Patients are more likely to experience recurrent and/or severe infections and tend to develop a wide range of complications. Respiratory diseases are the main and initial manifestation in most cases and the most common complication. Pulmonary complications cause significant morbidity and mortality in...

Pompe disease is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA) defi ciency that results in intralysosomal glycogen accumulation affecting skeletal muscles with more specifi c impairment of proximal limb, trunk, and respiratory muscles. Pulmonary symptoms may represent one of the initial manifestations of late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD) in patients, even those sti...

Hyperventilation in pregnancy is a cause of chronic respiratory alkalosis. Alkalosis either metabolic or respiratory may cause intracellular shift of potassium ions that may lead to hypokalaemia. However, the resultant hypokalaemia in respiratory alkalosis is usually mild and does not cause much clinical features. A five-months-pregnant female of the age 25 years presented with sudden onset fla...

Study objective: To define the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and long-term complications of respiratory viral infections in adult lung transplant recipients. Design: Retrospective review of the records of 122 adult lung transplant recipients over a 5-year period at one institution. Results: Ten episodes of infection with respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza, influenza, or adenovi...