Abstract:Introduction: Worldwide, Hypertension is the established risk factor for many premature cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Prevalence of hypertension depends on both the racial composition of the population and the criteria used to define the condition and on how extensively the evaluation I done.
Background The impact of vitamin D on COVID-19 infection has been much discussed recently. Our aim was to evaluate the association between baseline serum 25(OH)D with severity of COVID-19.
Method This was an prospective study, where 174 COVID- 19 in-patients of an academic hospital in an urban setting were enrolled from Aug, 2020 to Oct, 2020. After detailed clinical history taking and examination, patients were divided into mild, moderate, severe and critical categories. Vitamin D level was measured. Relation between level of vitamin D and disease severity was determined.
Result Mean age of the study population was 52.01 years. 13% mild, 22.99% moderate, 26.44% severe and 3.45% were critical cases. 76% of the patients had vitamin D deficiency. No statistical significance between the level of vitamin D and disease severity was seen (p= 0.430).
Conclusion Our study revealed there is no correlation between vitamin D deficiency and severity of COVID-19.
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Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic disease that has an immunological basis. We report a family in which two members have been affected with sarcoidosis. The radiological findings of all cases were presented, together with histopathological diagnosis. The particular interest in this report is the fact that two family members we present here are blood relatives. Â Â Â DOI = 10.3329/jom.v8i2.1414 J MEDICINE 2007; 8 : 76-80
A rare systemic inflammatory disorder is Adult onset Still's disease (AOSD), characterized by diverse clinical and laboratory findings, which is often difficult to diagnose. It is responsible for a significant proportion of cases of acute febrile illness in young adults. Adult Onset Stills Disease (AOSD) usually affects multiple organs, but it is a diagnosis of exclusion. Here we describe a case of a 32-year old patient with fever of unknown etiology, arthralgia, sore throat and skin rash. The final diagnosis of Still's disease was made by clinical and laboratory criteria and exclusion of other causes of similar presentation. Â DOI = 10.3329/jom.v9i1.1428 J MEDICINE 2008; 9 : 58-61
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