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Mohan N, Dalip D, Jaggernauth S. Organizing Pneumonia as a Pulmonary Sequela of Post-COVID-19 Syndrome in a Patient in Trinidad: A Case Report. Cureus 2023; 15:e50148. [PMID: 38186464 PMCID: PMC10771580 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.50148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP) is a form of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia that commonly presents with exertional dyspnea. The mainstay diagnostic criterion is with histopathological confirmation alongside excluding secondary causes of interstitial lung disease. The COVID-19 pandemic left many mysteries regarding the long-term sequelae of this disease. We explore a case of post-COVID-19 syndrome organizing pneumonia (PCOP) in a patient presenting with new-onset respiratory symptoms seven weeks after recovery from COVID-19 infection. Upon further review of the literature, there were no published case reports on PCOP in Trinidad and Tobago. We describe a case of PCOP presented at Apley Medical Clinic, Trinidad, and Tobago, West Indies, with the aim of increasing awareness of this condition to allow for early identification and effective management.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nishtha Mohan
- Internal Medicine, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, TTO
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- Internal Medicine, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, GBR
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- Respiratory Medicine, Apley Medical Clinic, San Fernando, TTO
- Pulmonary Medicine, Southern Medical Clinic, San Fernando, TTO
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Jaggernauth C, Dalip D, Ewe P, Jaggernauth S. Datura Poisoning in Trinidad: A Case Report. Cureus 2022; 14:e29829. [PMCID: PMC9624438 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.29829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Mohan N, Dalip D, Jaggernauth S. Management of Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in a Patient in Trinidad: A Case Report. Cureus 2022; 14:e29699. [DOI: 10.7759/cureus.29699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Mohan N, Dalip D, Rampersad FS, Jaggernauth S. Paclitaxel-Induced Pneumonitis in Trinidad: A Case Report. Cureus 2022; 14:e26613. [PMID: 35949737 PMCID: PMC9357421 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.26613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Paclitaxel-induced pneumonitis (PIP) is an immune-mediated disease resulting from a delayed hypersensitivity reaction (type IV) to paclitaxel, an anti-microtubule chemotherapeutic drug commonly used to treat breast cancer in both neoadjuvant and adjuvant settings. PIP is diagnosed by exclusion utilizing laboratory work-up, imaging, biopsy studies, and results of antibiotic therapy because there is no single diagnostic test. Ground-glass opacifications on CT, coupled with minimal restrictive disturbance with decreased diffusion on pulmonary function tests (PFTs), negative bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), and bronchoscopy cultures, may assist physicians in diagnosing paclitaxel-induced pneumonitis. In this report, we describe a case of PIP present in Trinidad, West Indies, which has not been described previously in this region.
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Dalip D, Scott BJ, Giddings S, Rampersad FS, Jaggernauth S. Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis in Trinidad: A Case Report. Cureus 2021; 13:e19527. [PMID: 34804747 PMCID: PMC8592292 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.19527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is an immunologically mediated disease resulting from a hypersensitivity reaction to Aspergillus fumigatus. ABPA is identified by bronchial asthma, peripheral eosinophilia, high levels of serum immunoglobulin E, pulmonary infiltration, mucoid impaction, and central bronchiectasis. Diagnosing ABPA is important to consider since there are treatment options that are readily available and response to therapy yields positive results. We describe a case of ABPA present in Trinidad, West Indies, which was not described previously in the literature.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dominic Dalip
- Internal Medicine, Southern Medical Clinic, San Fernando, TTO
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- Emergency Medicine, Southern Medical Clinic, San Fernando, TTO
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- Faculty of Clinical Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Port of Spain, TTO
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- Faculty of Clinical Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Port of Spain, TTO.,Interventional Radiology, Southern Medical Clinic, San Fernando, TTO
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- Pulmonary Medicine, Southern Medical Clinic, San Fernando, TTO.,Pulmonary Medicine, Apley Medical Ltd, San Fernando, TTO
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Kikuta S, Dalip D, Loukas M, Iwanaga J, Tubbs RS. Jaw pain and myocardial ischemia: A review of potential neuroanatomical pathways. Clin Anat 2019; 32:476-479. [PMID: 30847968 DOI: 10.1002/ca.23367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Revised: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cardiac pain is usually manifested as a crushing, squeezing, or sensation of pressure in the center of the chest. The pain can be referred to the left shoulder, neck, jaw, and epigastric region as well as the temporomandibular region, paranasal sinuses, and head in general. Although not well understood, during myocardial ischemia, the process of cardiac referred pain to craniofacial structures can be explained by the convergence of visceral and somatic relays at the trigeminal nucleus in the brain stem. The goal of this article is to review the possible pathways for referred jaw pain due to myocardial ischemia. Clin. Anat. 32:476-479, 2019. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Shogo Kikuta
- Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, Washington.,Dental and Oral Medical Center, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St. George's, Grenada
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St. George's, Grenada
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- Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, Washington.,Dental and Oral Medical Center, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan.,Division of Gross and Clinical Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, Washington.,Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St. George's, Grenada
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Dalip D, Iwanaga J, Loukas M, Oskouian RJ, Tubbs RS. Superior Cerebellar Arteries Originating from the Posterior Cerebral Arteries but Normal Course of the Oculomotor Nerves. Cureus 2018; 10:e2932. [PMID: 30197853 PMCID: PMC6126781 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.2932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The posterior cerebral artery (PCA) is a branch of the terminal part of the basilar artery and perfuses the temporal lobes, midbrain, thalamus, and the posterior inferior portion of the parietal lobes. It is divided into P1-P4 segments. Variations in the P1 segment of the PCA are important to neurosurgeons when performing surgery, for example, on basilar tip aneurysms. We report bilateral superior cerebellar artery (SCA) arising from the P1 segment of the PCA. Such a configuration appears to be uncommon but should be kept in mind by neurosurgeons, neurointerventionalists, and neuroradiologists.
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- Medical Education and Simulation, Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, USA
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- Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St. George's, GRD
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- Neurosurgery, Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle, USA
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- Neurosurgery, Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, USA
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The venous drainage of the neck can be characterized into superficial or deep. Superficial drainage refers to the venous drainage of the subcutaneous tissues, which are drained by the anterior and external jugular veins (EJVs). The brain, face, and neck structures are mainly drained by the internal jugular vein (IJV). The superficial veins are found deep to the platysma muscle while the deep veins are found encased in the carotid sheath. The junction of the retromandibular vein and the posterior auricular vein usually form the EJV, which continues along to drain into the subclavian vein. The anterior jugular vein is usually formed by the submandibular veins, travels downward anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM), and drains either into the EJV or the subclavian vein. Other superficial veins of the neck to consider are the superior, middle, and inferior thyroid veins. The superior thyroid and middle thyroid veins drain into the IJV whereas the inferior thyroid vein usually drains into the brachiocephalic veins.
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- Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St. George's, GRD
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- Neurosurgery, Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle, USA
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- Neurosurgery, Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, USA
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Dalip D, Iwanaga J, Loukas M, Oskouian RJ, Tubbs RS. Ophthalmic Artery Aneurysm in a Cadaver: Case Report. Cureus 2018; 10:e2818. [PMID: 30128222 PMCID: PMC6097644 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.2818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The ophthalmic artery arises from the supraclinoid segment of the internal carotid artery (ICA) and enters the orbit through the optic canal. It perfuses the orbit and the orbit apparatus. Ophthalmic artery aneurysms (OAA) account for 0.5% to 11% of all intracerebral aneurysms. Patients are usually asymptomatic but, in some cases, patients can present with ophthalmoplegia and total blindness if these aneurysms rupture. Aneurysms are usually diagnosed using computed tomography (CT) angiography but can also be seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and four-vessel digital subtraction angiography. Treatment of OAA entails either surgical or endovascular approaches with the mortality rate for surgical treatment as high as 25%, whereas embolization with balloon therapy is deemed safer with mortality rates around 9%. Recent techniques of embolization coiling have had even better results.
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The fabella is a sesamoid bone that is embedded in the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle and often articulates directly with the lateral femoral condyle. It is present in 10-30% of the general population with a higher incidence in Asians. The fabella can lead to various pathologies such as fabella pain syndrome and common fibular nerve palsy. Conservative treatment involves physical therapy or injecting local anesthetics or steroids around this bone. However, if symptoms persist, then a fabellectomy can be performed. Physicians should be aware of the fabella bone and the multiple pathologies associated with it in order to provide the best treatment and management for patients.
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- Neurosurgery, Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, USA
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