COVID-19 induced immunosuppression leading to secondary infection in a non-HIV patient

COVID-19 infection leading to lethal spondylodiscitis with spinal abscess

Background: Secondary complications after SARS-CoV-2 virus infection including cardiovascular and neurological pose additional morbidity and mortality. Till date there no single case report of spondylodiscitis with spinal abscess after CVOID-19 infection. Case Description: A 71- year-old man presented with tachypnea and cough since 24 hours. He was febrile and the CT-chest showed typical pictu...

Immunosuppression Induced by HIV Infection

Immunosuppression due to HIV infection is a resultant of several factors including defective innate signaling pathways, increased viral replication and virus load, gradual loss of peripheral CD4+T cells and depletion of T lymphocytes at mucosal sites that collectively lead to progressive immune deficiency and AIDS development. T cells derived from HIV patients were anergic and failed to mount a...

Abdominal hematoma in a patient with Covid-19 infection;Report a case of disease

Introduction: Coagulopathy is a relatively common problem in patients with severe Covid-19. In this study, a hospitalized patient with Covid-19 who developed an abdominal hematoma is introduced. Case Report: The patient was a 46-year-old woman who was hospitalized due to Covid-19. On the fifth day of admission, she developed abdominal pain without gastrointestinal symptoms. Abdominal and pelvic...

Covid-19 infection in kidney transplant recipients: a case report

Oral Manifestations in COVID-19: a Missed Diagnostic Clue or a Mispresented Secondary Complication

Abstract: According to recent studies, oral lesions associated with COVID-19, manifests in various forms which may be as inaugural symptoms for the onset of the disease. However, further investigations are needed to confirm their probable characteristic role in diagnosis of COVID-19. It should be also noted that any oral manifestation in COVID-19 must be considered to avoid neglecting oral chan...