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Predicting the response to methylprednisolone pulses in patients with SARS-COV-2 infection
CONCLUSIONS: In patients with methylprednisolone pulses, the capacity of the predictive model for hospital discharge including variables collected at 5 days was (area under the curve) 0.816.PMID:35718548 | DOI:10.1016/j.medcli.2022.02.025
Source: Medicina Clinica - June 19, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Antonio J Sarri á-Landete Jos é A Crespo-Matas Inmaculada Dom ínguez-Quesada Jes ús J Castellanos-Monedero Din és Marte-Acosta Ángel J Arias-Arias Source Type: research

Incidence of newly diagnosed diabetes after Covid-19
Conclusions/interpretationCovid-19 confers an increased risk for type 2 diabetes. If confirmed, these results support the active monitoring of glucose dysregulation after recovery from mild forms of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.Graphical abstract
Source: Diabetologia - May 8, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Susac syndrome complicating a SARS-CoV-2 infection
We present a case of a 40-year-old man diagnosed with Susac syndrome after COVID-19, presenting with acute sensorineural hearing loss, encephalopathy, a splenial “snowball-like” lesion, and branch retinal artery occlusions with distal arterial wall hyperintensity. Although the pathophysiology of Susac syndrome remains unclear, this case is in line with the ongoing debate about the influence of SARS-CoV-2 on the human immune system. Corticosteroid treatme nt was initiated, followed by two treatments with rituximab, with clinical improvement of the symptomatology. Maintenance treatment currently consists of mycophenolic ...
Source: Journal of NeuroVirology - November 4, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research