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Introduction The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has precipitated change across the aviation industry, including aeromedical standards. U.S. pilot occupational behavior regarding COVID-19 infections and vaccinations have not been well-studied. Methods We conducted an anonymous survey of 661 U.S. pilots from September 1, 2021, through December 15, 2021. Results We found 23.8% of pilots reported a history of COVID-19 infection but only 20.5% of infected pilots reported this history to an aeromedical examiner (AME)/flight surgeon. Of uninfected pilots, 50.5% reported being either extremely unlikely or somewhat unlikely to disclose a new infection to an AME/flight surgeon. Seventy-nine point six percent (79.6%) of pilots received at least one dose of any COVID-19 vaccine and 89.6% of those who received a vaccine complied with the 48-hour no-flying policy. Of the unvaccinated pilots, 74.5% reported being either extremely unlikely or somewhat unlikely to receive a vaccine.
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a symptomatic and radiographic syndrome characterized by neurologic changes and concomitant neuroimaging findings typically involving posterior cerebral white matter edema. While there are many competing views on the pathophysiology of PRES, inflammatory conditions, particularly autoimmune diseases, tend to have some degree of correlation. Most cases where patients who have PRES and autoimmune diseases typically involve systemic lupus erythematosus. There is relatively little information in the literature on PRES occurring in adult patients with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)/macrophage activation syndrome or of concomitant herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV2) infection. Here, we present the case of a patient with PRES in the setting of adult-onset Still's disease and HLH with concomitant HSV2 infection.