Articles: sars-cov-2.
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) that causes Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) may determine a series of neurological complications directly, by invasion of the nervous system or indirectly, secondary to systemic organ failure. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) represents a clinical and radiological neurological entity involving predominantly the occipital lobes. PRES was observed in patients receiving cytotoxic drugs, patients suffering from infectious diseases and sepsis, hypertensive emergencies and eclampsia, renal or autoimmune diseases. As more infectious SARS-COV-2 variants are now dominant in most of the Europe, an increasing number of patients is presenting to the Emergency Department. ⋯ This is a rare and interesting case of a patient with PRES and COVID-19 as underlying pathology, in whom rapid diagnosis in the ED and early initiation of appropriate treatment led to full recovery. Immediate extensive work-up in patients with COVID-19 and neurological symptoms proves to be paramount for best outcome. To our knowledge this is the first case of PRES described in a patient with Delta variant of SARS-COV-2.
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To evaluate hematological parameters and thrombotic profiles of healthy individuals who received Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) vaccines in Saudi Arabia. ⋯ Our data showed that the incidence of hematological abnormalities or induction of anti/PF4 antibodies following Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) vaccination is not common, which is consistent with several previous reports. However, larger studies with more participants evaluated at different timepoints following vaccination are warranted to exclude potential transient hematological abnormalities.
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Preventive medicine · Jun 2022
Low rates of HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening: Challenges and opportunities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This invited commentary discusses the article by Richards et al. describing differences in rates of on-time HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening in 2018 among enrollees in different insurance plans. The commentary focuses on the larger problem of low vaccination HPV rates and decreasing cervical cancer screening rates seen across all sectors. We outline challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic on HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening, and discuss opportunities to improve cervical cancer prevention.