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• Case 22-2021: A 64-Year-Old Woman with Cognitive Impairment, Headache, and Memory Loss July 22, 2021
  Presentation of Case. Dr. Giovanna S. Manzano (Neurology): A 64-year-old woman was admitted to this hospital with cognitive impairment, headache, and memory loss. The patient had been well until 6 weeks before admission, when respiratory symptoms developed. Testing of a nasopharyngeal swab for…
• Transglutaminase 2 Inhibition for Prevention of Mucosal Damage in Celiac Disease July 1, 2021
  Celiac disease is a T-cell–mediated enteropathy induced by dietary gluten that shares many features with organ-specific autoimmune disorders. Celiac disease requires the presence of autoantibodies directed against the endogenous enzyme tissue transglutaminase 2 and occurs selectively in persons in…
• Immunotherapy for MIS-C — IVIG, Glucocorticoids, and Biologics July 1, 2021
  Since the sudden emergence of multisystem inflammatory disease in children (MIS-C) in April 2020 as a novel and severe presentation of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), nearly 4000 cases of MIS-C and 35 deaths have been reported in the United States and many more internationally. A steep…