Publications by authors named "Jon B Mullholand"
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a relatively common progressive fibrotic interstitial lung disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The available medications for IPF only slow down the disease process, with lung transplantation the only option for a cure. Non-pharmacological therapies are significant adjuncts that can improve symptom burden and quality of life with minimal or no side effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 64-year-old woman presented with 24 hours of lethargy, confusion, headache, nausea and vomiting. Examination revealed expressive aphasia, conjunctival suffusion and a tick embedded in her popliteal fossa. Labs revealed hyponatraemia, transaminitis, leucopenia, thrombocytopenia and an elevated C reactive protein.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBACKGROUND Several cases of herpes simplex virus type 1 meningoencephalitis (HSVE) have been reported in patients receiving steroids, but the exact contribution of steroids to the disorder remains unclear because other risk factors, such as chemotherapy, brain radiation, or surgery, were present in almost all cases. CASE REPORT We report the case of a 76-year-old man who developed HSVE following the administration of pulse-dose steroids. The patient had occupational asbestos exposure and a chronic interstitial lung disease of unclear etiology (sarcoidosis versus hypersensitivity pneumonitis) and was admitted for acute-on-chronic respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine uses a novel messenger RNA technology to elicit a protective immune response. Short-term physiologic responses to the vaccine have not been studied using wearable devices.
Objective: We aim to characterize physiologic changes in response to COVID-19 vaccination in a small cohort of participants using a wearable device (WHOOP Strap 3.