Chronic kidney disease and COVID-19 are both associated with significant morbidity. Patients with chronic kidney disease are at risk for severe COVID-19, and SARS-CoV-2 infection may accelerate CKD progression. This study aimed to compare renal outcomes in CKD patients with and without prior COVID-19 and to identify predictors of progression.
Pulmonary tuberculosis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. According to data published by the World Health Organization in 2024, a total of 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed with TB in 2023, compared with 7.5 million in 2022, 7.1 million in 2019, and markedly higher than the 5.8 million and 6.4 million in 2020 and 2021, respectively.
Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is a major cardiovascular emergency associated with significant mortality. Systemic inflammation contributes to the pathogenesis of thrombosis and to disease severity, and hematological indices derived from the complete blood count, such as the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), have been proposed as prognostic predictors.
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) accounts for nearly half of all heart failure cases and is frequently associated with cardiovascular and metabolic comorbidities. The phenotype of HFpEF patients is heterogeneous, and the impact of comorbidities on prognosis, exercise capacity, and functional status remains insufficiently elucidated.
The traumatized patient with signs of shock remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality, requiring rapid diagnosis and multidisciplinary management. This study evaluates clinical, paraclinical, and therapeutic aspects of trauma patients admitted with shock signs in the red zone of the Emergency Department of the Institute of Emergency Medicine during 2024.
Proteus syndrome is an extremely rare congenital multisystem disorder characterized by highly variable clinical manifestations. Its exact prevalence remains unknown, with fewer than 200 cases reported in the medical literature worldwide.
Psoriasis is a chronic immune-mediated inflammatory condition and is considered a potential risk factor for the development of hematologic malignancies, particularly in the context of immunosuppressive therapy and T-cell dysfunction. B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas are neoplasms of the lymphatic system with variable clinical manifestations, most commonly presenting with peripheral lymphadenopathy. Primary localization in the soft tissues of the head, with bone invasion, is rare.