Articles: sars-cov-2.
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The lancet oncology · Jul 2022
Oncological surgeries in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic: an epidemiological, cross-sectional, descriptive study.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected health-care systems worldwide. Elective procedures, including cancer surgeries, were suspended in most hospitals in consequence of the need to prioritise emergencies and to reduce the risk of transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The objective of this work was to understand the variation in the number of cancer surgeries after the partial suspension of these services in Brazil during the pandemic. ⋯ None.
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Transverse myelitis (TM) has been reported in association with various vaccinations. Herein we describe a case of longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) associated with vaccination with ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (COVISHIELD) vaccine. A 59-year-old woman with no prior co-morbidities presented with lower extremity numbness, weakness, acute urinary retention, and constipation. ⋯ Extensive diagnostic evaluation effectively ruled out causes other than vaccination-associated transverse myelitis. Following treatment with intravenous methylprednisolone, the patient made a significant recovery. TM may be associated with vaccination against the novel ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine and we believe this to be the first report from India of LETM associated with this vaccine.