Stony Brook University Hospital

Sweet syndrome and thyroid diseases: a case-based review of a possible association

Sweet syndrome, also known as acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, is a rare dermatological condition characterized by the abrupt onset of tender, erythematous skin lesions, often presenting with fever and systemic inflammation. It is commonly associated with infection, maligna...

Successful Diagnostic Stewardship Intervention in Reducing Unnecessary Stool Testing for Clostridioides difficile in a Veterans Affairs Hospital

Introduction: Clostridioides difficile is a highly transmissible bacterium that causes diarrhea and colitis, particularly in patients recently treated with antibiotics. Because inappropriate testing may identify patients who are colonized rather than infected, the Infectious Dise...

Effect of nutrition interventions on quality of life and functional outcomes in patients with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Malnutrition and impaired physical function are common in patients with heart failure and are associated with reduced quality of life and adverse clinical outcomes. However, randomized trials have evaluated clinically diverse nutritional strategies, and their overall effects rema...

Inflammatory Hot Phases in Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy

Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) has traditionally been conceptualized as a progressive inherited cardiomyopathy characterized by fibrofatty replacement and ventricular arrhythmias. Emerging clinical and translational evidence suggests that selected patients experience episodi...