“Pathology” sounds pathological but it is just all about understanding what the disease does to the human body so that it is possible to create better ways to help people who have it.
This article covers a frightening new phenomenon linked to coronavirus: a toxic-shock-like syndrome with many symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease. Unlike Kawasaki disease though, the syndrome leads to inflammation of the coronary arteries and other blood vessels. Experts believe it may be part of the children’s post-infectious immune response to coronavirus. Further research must be … Read more
This article describes how dermatologists have seen in increase in chilblain-like lesions in younger patient’s toes, a phenomenon typically caused by exposure to cold air, despite the warmer weather, leading them to believe it may be result of inflammation caused by coronavirus infection. Many patients with so-called ‘Covid-Toe’ have tested positive for COVID-19; however, some … Read more
Characteristics of Emergency Department Patients With COVID-19 at a Single Site in Northern California: Clinical Observations and Public Health Implications Link to Study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32344458 published April 28th, 2020 Research Letter on Study: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/acem.14003
This article covers an interesting phenomenon that has presented itself in some coronavirus cases: young and middle-aged patients with mild cases of coronavirus are dying from strokes. Researchers believe these strokes are due to blood clotting caused by infection with the virus. Future research directions include determining whether the virus is attacking the patients’ blood … Read more
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1386653220301050?via%3Dihub This article breaks down the clinical characteristics of 225 patients who were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Wuhan China. The average age was 50, which was lower than I thought it would be. The most interesting part of this was that all the patients showed lung infiltrates, but only 56% actually exhibited the cough symptoms … Read more
This article gives a good overview of data indicating how COVID-19 acts on the body, specifically in activating the immune system. The authors emphasize the need for standardized treatment protocol while also considering that a combination of treatments may be the most effective. Additionally, they emphasize how much is still unknown about how long and … Read more
Researchers at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil are studying the replication of the virus and while using a transmission electron microscope, were able to image the exact moment when the virus infects and invades a healthy cells. The link below leads to an article with three of the images captured during this discovery. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/moment-coronavirus-infects-healthy-cell-captured-pictures/
Article link: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/heart-damage-in-covid-patients-puzzles-doctors/ Author: Markian Hawryluk (Kaiser Health News)Published in the Scientific American on April 6, 2020, Hawryluk describes yet another problem that complicates the treatment of COVID-19: 1 in 5 hospitalized COVID-19 patients exhibit injuries to the heart, putting them at an elevated risk for failure. However, unlike previous reports of this issue in … Read more
This editorial takes the previous article and explains the risk factors for death from SARS-cov-2. Age comes out on top.
This article provides an excellent overview of the history of the disease at the beginning and then examines what makes SARS-cov-2 deadly among some persons. Nitty gritty medical journal language to be expected: this is serious stuff that they want to get as exact as possible. To be a good point of comparison with Fleck. … Read more
