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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) consists mainly of a respiratory infection that spans from a mild involvement of the upper respiratory tract to severe pneumonia leading to respiratory distress, shock, and death. Fever, cough, and dyspnea/tachypnea, together with myalgia and fatigue, have been
The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), is a single-stranded RNA coronavirus. The virus was first isolated from patients presented with pneumonia in Wuhan in December 2019.Sequences of the Wuhan betacoronavirus show similarities to betacoronaviruses found in bats, sharing a common ancestor with the 2003
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 requires hospitalization in a significant amount of patients. The hospitalization rate and disease severity increases in the elderly and patients with comorbidities such as diabetes, arterial hypertension, lung pathologies and obesity (Garg et
Asthma is the most common respiratory disorder in children characterized by periodic airway obstruction, bronchial hyper-responsiveness, and airway inflammation. The symptoms of asthma may include cough, wheeze, or bronchoconstriction with airflow limitation. The severity of asthma may vary from
This is a pilot, single arm, open label feasibility study. This is a single centre trial based in a large tertiary cancer centre which treats patients across all solid and haematological malignancies. Patients will be recruited from all disease groups.
Patients who present with symptoms suspicious
People with COVID infection recovering at home or in long-term care are at high risk of hospitalization and death, a reservoir of the disease, and the source of any second wave. Three important gaps still besiege their well-being and, consequently, the well-being of all of us. First, we cannot yet
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious disease, caused by a novel enveloped RNA beta-coronavirus, also known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first case of this unprecedented outbreak "pneumonia of unknown etiology" was reported in Wuhan City,
Dialyzable Leukocyte Extract (DLE) (Transferon oral®) is a dialyzed extract obtained from human leukocytes. Its active ingredient is a complex mixture of low molecular weight peptides obtained from dialysis (12 kDa), and subsequent ultrafiltration (10 kDa) of lysed leukocyte and platelet
INTRODUCTION After the first cases identified in Wuhan city (China) on December 2019, the novel coronavirus designated SARS-CoV-2 has caused a global epidemic of respiratory illness named COVID-191. To date, more than, 3,000,000 cases have been reported worldwide, including more than 300,000
Design: Retrospective cohort study that will review the data of patients seen in participating centers with a confirmed or probable diagnosis of COVID-19 between March and April 2020. Those patients who test positive for nasopharyngeal exudate for SARS-CoV-2 will be considered a confirmed case using
Respiratory illnesses are among the most common causes for inpatient pediatric hospitalizations every year. The most common respiratory illnesses that make up these hospitalizations include pneumonia, acute bronchiolitis, and asthma.
Pneumonia is one of the top three illnesses requiring pediatric
This is a prospective open-label randomised controlled trial among adult patients hospitalised after April 2020 for virologically confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Patients will be randomly assigned to either the treatment group: a 3-day course of 3 doses of subcutaneous injection of interferon β-1b
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is one of the most serious pulmonary complications related to connective tissue diseases (CTDs), resulting in substantial morbidity and mortality. Interstitial lung disease is a common manifestation of different connective tissue diseases, such as scleroderma,
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Bronchial asthma is a heterogeneous and highly prevalent disease; moreover, it represents one of the main cost of the Italian National Health Care System. According to international guidelines, asthma is characterized by the presence of symptoms such as wheezing, dyspnoea, chest tightness
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) SARS-Cov-2 disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a coronavirus. The pandemic first described in Wuhan, China, has since spread across the whole world and caused dramatic strain on health care in many countries. The virus spreads primarily