Authors: Abdelnour L, Abdalla ME, Babiker S PMID: 32354690 PMCID: PMC7183987 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2020.04.024 Abstract On Mar 23, 2020, a 69-year-old man presented to the Ulster Hospital in Northern Ireland after waking up with bilateral lower limb weakness three days prior to admission. He had numbness on both legs that lasted for hours and resolved. He [...]

Authors: Tan C, Huang Y, Shi F, Tan K, Ma Q, Chen Y PMID: 32281668 PMCID: PMC7262341 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.25871 Abstract COVID-19 has developed into a worldwide pandemic; early identification of severe illness is critical for controlling it and improving the prognosis of patients with limited medical resources. The present study aimed to analyze the characteristics [...]

Authors: Copin MC, Parmentier E, Duburcq T, Poissy J, Mathieu D PMID: 32328726 PMCID: PMC7178098 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-020-06057-8 Abstract In their editorial about ‘COVID-19 pneumonia: different respiratory treatment for different phenotypes’ Gattinoni et al. hypothesize a sequence of events in critically ill patients infected by SARS-CoV-2. They describe a type L characterized by a low elastance, [...]

Authors: Goren A, Vamo-Galvan S, Wambier CG, McCoy J PMID: 32301221 DOI: 10.1111/jocd.13443 Abstract A preliminary observation of high frequency of male pattern hair loss among admitted COVID-19 patients and suggest that androgen expression might be a clue to COVID-19 severity. Keywords: 5-alpha reductase; ACE2; SARS-CoV-2; TMPRSS2; androgenetic alopecia. Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32301221/ Archive: https://archive.ph/BBGXS [...]

Authors: Varga Z, Flammer AJ, Steiger P, Habrecker M, Andermatt R, Zinkernagel AS PMID: 32325026 PMCID: PMC7172722 DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30937-5 Abstract Cardiovascular complications are rapidly emerging as a key threat in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in addition to respiratory disease. The mechanisms underlying the disproportionate effect of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection on patients [...]

Authors: Giamarellos-Bouboulis EJ, Netea MG, Rovina N, Akinosoglou K, Antoniadou A, Antonakos N et al. PMID: 32320677 PMCID: PMC7172841 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2020.04.009 Abstract Proper management of COVID-19 mandates better understanding of disease pathogenesis. The sudden clinical deterioration 7-8 days after initial symptom onset suggests that severe respiratory failure (SRF) in COVID-19 is driven by a unique [...]

Authors: Diep PT, Buemann B, Uvnas-Moberg K PMID: 34908992 PMCID: PMC8629037 DOI: 10.36131/CNEPUB20201703 Abstract After comparing the morbidity patterns of COVID-19 infections, variations of oxytocin levels and some properties of the neurohormone oxytocin, the authors put forward their hypothesis that oxytocin might constitute a safe, inexpensive and readily available treatment for this disease. Keywords: COVID-19, [...]

Authors: Ding X, Xu J, Zhou J, Long Q PMID: 32325282 PMCID: PMC7165099 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2020.109009 Abstract Purpose: To evaluate lung abnormalities on thin-section computed tomographic (CT) scans in patients with COVID-19 and correlate findings to duration of symptoms. Methods: In total, 348 CT scans in 112 patients were classified according to the time after the [...]

Authors: Moore JB, June CH PMID: 32303591 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb8925 Abstract In December 2019, a new strain of coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome–coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was recognized to have emerged in Wuhan, China. Along with SARS-CoV and Middle East respiratory syndrome–coronavirus (MERS-CoV), SARS-CoV-2 is the third coronavirus to cause severe respiratory illness in humans, called coronavirus [...]

Authors: Gattinoni L, Chiumello D, Rossi S PMID: 32299472 PMCID: PMC7160817 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-02880-z Abstract Even though it can meet the ARDS Berlin definition, the COVID-19 pneumonia is a specific disease with peculiar phenotypes. Its main characteristic is the dissociation between the severity of the hypoxemia and the maintenance of relatively good respiratory mechanics. Indeed, the [...]