Browsing by Author "Sapkota, Hem Raj"
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Challenges in delivering rheumatology care during COVID-19 pandemic.
Sapkota, Hem Raj (Clinical Rheumatology, Springer, 2020-07-25)COVID-19 has significantly affected healthcare systems around the world. To prepare for this unprecedented emergency, elective patient care was put on hold across the National Health Service (NHS). Rheumatology service had ... -
Complete persistent remission of rheumatoid arthritis after COVID-19 infection - a rare case and literature review.
Sapkota, Hem Raj (Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, Page Press., 2022-06-08)A 55-year-old man was admitted to a hospital in Northeast India with fever, cough and breathlessness and was diagnosed with severe COVID-19 pneumonia. He was a known case of seropositive, erosive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) ... -
COVID-19 prevalence and the impact on quality of life from stringent social distancing in a single large UK rheumatology centre.
Cleaton, Natasha; Raizada, Sabrina; Barkham, Nick; Venkatachalam, Srinivasan; Sheeran, Tom; Adizie, Tochukwu; Sapkota, Hem Raj; Singh, Baldev; Bateman, James (Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, BMJ Publishing, 2020-07-21)No abstract available. -
Disparities in risk stratification guidance for patients taking immunosuppressive drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic – points to ponder.
Sapkota, Hem Raj (Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Sage Journals, 2022-06-17)No abstract available. -
Impact of COVID-19 on rheumatology practice in the UK-a pan-regional rheumatology survey.
Sapkota, Hem Raj (Clinical Rheumatology, Springer, 2021-06-01)The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted healthcare services and rheumatology staff were redeployed to the frontline. The purpose of this survey was to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision of rheumatology ... -
A pragmatic proposal for triaging DXA testing during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Sapkota, Hem Raj; Venkatachalam, Srinivasan; Bateman, James (Osteoporosis International, Springer Nature, 2020-11-04)The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in huge disruption to healthcare provision, including to dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) imaging. Increased waiting lists for DXA from the pandemic mean potential long and uncertain ... -
Statin‐induced autoimmune necrotizing myositis - a single‐center case series highlighting this potentially life‐threatening but treatable condition.
Jasim, Muhamad; Sapkota, Hem Raj; Timmons, Margaret; Manfredonia, Francesco; Barkham, Nick (Clinical Case Reports, Wiley., 2020-12-01)Statin‐induced autoimmune necrotizing myositis is a rare but important cause muscle weakness. Withdrawal of the statin and steroid treatment alone may be insufficient treatment for SIANM. Targeted immunosuppression may be ...