Roque Gabriel Wiseman Pinto

Title : Rise in allergies in Goa post Covid – 19

Abstract:

COVID – 19 (SARS – CoV-2) Severe Acute Respiratory Corona Virus, has caused a pandemic world wide and changed the Health Care and the Disease profile scenario world wide. The effects are due to the

1.  COVID 19 Disease
2.  Vaccination
3. Long COVID – 19 syndrome

All these have led to the Immunological changes and alterations. This study was conducted in Goa.

The Urticaria cases were analyzed and studies with respect to the age, sex, sites of involvement, severity. The laboratory tests were also analyzed. Urticaria was due to the degranulation of Mast cells, and allergic response, During Pre COVID 19 period, we   encountered   30 cases per week of urticaria. In the post COVID 19 period we encountered 40 cases per week of urticaria. Hence the rise of 25%. Post COVID period is taken as post peaks in Goa.

In addition in Goa we also encountered a rise in the G.B.Syndrome, Autoimmune hemolytic anemia, Auto immune thrombocytopenia, Auto immune thyroid Disease and other Autoimmune Disease in the Post COVID 19 period.

In addition there were Respiratory Complications, Heart involvement, thrombosis, GIT involvement, Fatigue, Weakness, Neurological symptoms, loss of smell and taste, joint pain; muscular pain and changes in menstrual cycles. Prolonged use of mask as also led to facial skin rash and allergy. In addition there were also fungal infections mostly mucormycosis which also had an allergic component, in addition to its life threatening complications.

Biography:

Dr. Pinto completed MBBS & MD Pathology from Goa Medical College & University of Bombay standing First in the University. He also passed National Board of Examination (DNB) in Pathology. He joined the Pathology Department of Goa Medical College on 1^st February 1984 as a Demonstrator and has been promoted and served the Department as Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor & Head and Dean Goa University. Currently he is the Professor and Head of Pathology Department, Goa Medical College. He has 230 Publications and has been invited as Faculty for International Conferences, CMEs and workshops all over the World. He is the Editor in Chief of Todays Clinician and Member of Editorial Board of many Journals. He has organized many International Conferences and CMEs, in Goa and has held many prestigious positions in Academic bodies. Like President Indian Academy of Cytologists, President Asian Society of Cytopathology, Chairman International Affairs Committee, IAC, Chairman, Board of Studies, Goa University, Executive Council Member Goa University, Academic Council Member Goa University, Chairman Multi-Disciplinary Research Unit(MRU), Professor In charge  Medical Education Unit, Goa Medical College.