Mucorales Endocarditis: A Case Series and Review of the Literature.

Mucorales endocarditis is an extremely rare and devastating disease, with few cases reported in the literature. The infection is predominantly found in immunocompromised patients, although a few cases involving immunocompetent individuals have been reported. We reviewed all cases of mucor endocarditis reported to date with a focus on demographics, clinical presentations, and the range of predisposing conditions, including immunosuppressive states, recent surgery, and cardiac device implantation.

Pulmonary Manifestations of Babesiosis and Predictors of Mortality from a Quaternary Care Center in Westchester, New York.

Babesiosis is an emerging tick-borne illness, and pulmonary manifestations have not been well described previously. This is a single-center, retrospective study of hospitalized adults with confirmed babesiosis at Westchester Medical Center (Valhalla, NY, USA) from 2006 to 2023. Descriptive analysis was used to summarize the demographic and clinical data.

Picturing Empathy in the Intensive Care Unit: Patient Photographs at an Urban Community Teaching Hospital.

Background: Intensive care unit (ICU) clinicians are at risk for burnout, which can be driven by depersonalization. Photographs of patients in their baseline state of health before ICU admission may enhance the connection between clinicians and patients. The use of patient photographs has not been evaluated in an urban community teaching hospital.

Efficacy of corticosteroids in non-intensive care unit patients with COVID-19 pneumonia from the New York Metropolitan region.

Introduction: The role of systemic corticosteroid as a therapeutic agent for patients with COVID-19 pneumonia is controversial.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of corticosteroids in non-intensive care unit (ICU) patients with COVID-19 pneumonia complicated by acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF).

Methods: This was a single-center retrospective cohort study, from 16th March, 2020 to 30th April, 2020; final follow-up on 10th May, 2020.

A Case of Life-threatening Actinomyces turicensis Bacteremia.

() are normal commensals of the oral, gut, vagina, and skin flora. Infection with these organisms is usually benign, and bacteremia is rare. Here, we describe a case of an otherwise healthy female patient presenting with renal calculi and life-threatening bacteremia.

McConnell's Sign Still Holds Its Value: A Lesson Learned from Two Cases.

Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) can be potentially fatal if not diagnosed and treated early. Mortality in untreated cases can be as high as 30%. Atypical presentation and submassive PE can be missed due to subtle clinical features.

A Review on the Sex Differences in Organ and System Pathology with Alcohol Drinking.

Hazardous consequences of alcohol consumption adversely influence overall health, specifically physical and mental health. Differences in alcohol consumption and manifestations in pathology have been observed between males and females, however research on understanding these differences is limited. Negative consequences of alcohol consumption have now been studied including sex as a significant factor.