2021
Concurrent Myotonic Dystrophy and Inflammatory Myopathy in a Patient with HIV/AIDS
Gupta A, Huttner A, Azar MM. Concurrent Myotonic Dystrophy and Inflammatory Myopathy in a Patient with HIV/AIDS. Case Reports In Infectious Diseases 2021, 2021: 9998415. PMID: 34104500, PMCID: PMC8159637, DOI: 10.1155/2021/9998415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV/AIDSHIV-associated polymyositisMyotonic dystrophyMiddle-aged malesAntiretroviral therapyComprehensive workupNeuromuscular complicationsInflammatory myopathiesExtensive workupLaboratory markersClinical historyPhysical examMultiple concurrent conditionsMuscle biopsyDisease processConcurrent conditionsMyopathyAIDSPatientsWorkupDystrophyMyalgiaPolymyositisMyositisComplications
2020
Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the setting of the cytokine release syndrome
Azar MM, Shin JJ, Kang I, Landry M. Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the setting of the cytokine release syndrome. Expert Review Of Molecular Diagnostics 2020, 20: 1087-1097. PMID: 32990479, DOI: 10.1080/14737159.2020.1830760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Immune profileCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2 infectionCytokine release syndromeAdaptive immune cellsMultiple inflammatory cytokinesSARS-CoV-2 RNAFalse-negative resultsRelease syndromeInfectious complicationsIL-10Laboratory markersD-dimerInflammatory moleculesIP-10IL-6Inflammatory cytokinesMCP-1Acute diagnosisIL-2Immune cellsClinical severityTherapeutic benefitPathogenic contribution