2024
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Encephalitis and "Starry Sky" Pattern on MRI: A Case Report.
Mikhaiel J, Parasram M, Park J, Cappucci S, McGuone D, Falcone G, Sheth K, Gilmore E. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Encephalitis and "Starry Sky" Pattern on MRI: A Case Report. The Neurologist 2024 PMID: 39382206, DOI: 10.1097/nrl.0000000000000586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMagnetic resonance imagingPetechial rashCase reportDiffusion restrictionMagnetic resonance imaging brainMagnetic resonance imaging brain findingsRepeat MRI brainRocky Mountain spotted feverUrinary tract infectionFoci of diffusion restrictionRight centrum semiovaleProgression to comaPerivascular lymphocytic infiltrateDiffuse petechial rashTract infectionsClinical presentationViral cultureClinical improvementMRI brainLymphocytic infiltrationLumbar punctureSkin biopsiesElevated proteinNeurological manifestationsPunctate foci
2021
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Coronary Vascular Thrombosis Correlation with Neutrophil but Not Endothelial Activation
Johnson JE, McGuone D, Xu ML, Jane-Wit D, Mitchell RN, Libby P, Pober JS. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Coronary Vascular Thrombosis Correlation with Neutrophil but Not Endothelial Activation. American Journal Of Pathology 2021, 192: 112-120. PMID: 34599881, PMCID: PMC8479934, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2021.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Intracellular adhesion molecule-1Adhesion molecule-1Von Willebrand factorEndothelial activationMolecule-1Severe coronavirus disease 2019Neutrophil extracellular trap formationCell adhesion molecule-1COVID-19 cohortCOVID-19 patientsNeutrophil-platelet aggregatesCoronavirus disease 2019Extracellular trap formationCOVID-19Transcription factor p65Extensive thrombosisLymphocytic infiltrationMyocardial injuryThrombotic diathesisInflammatory activationNeutrophil activationCardiovascular diseaseDisease 2019Autopsy tissue