Scholars@Duke
Akash Kishore Gupta

Akash Kishore Gupta

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology

Selected Publications

Hyperspectral imaging in systemic sclerosis-associated Raynaud phenomenon

Journal Article Arthritis Research & Therapy · January 20, 2023 AbstractBackground/purposeLack of robust, feasible, and quantitative outcomes impedes Raynaud phenomenon (RP) clinical trials in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients. Hyperspectral imaging (H ... Full text Open Access Cite

Treatment of non-infectious retinal vasculitis

Journal Article Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology · January 2023 Retinal vasculitis (RV) refers to an entity in which the retinal vasculature is inflamed, frequently with indications of inflammation elsewhere in the eye. Non-infectious RV can be idiopathic or associated with systemic disease, ocular conditions, ... Full text Open Access Cite

–‐2 Infection and ‐19 Outcomes in Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta‐Analysis

Journal Article Arthritis & Rheumatology · May 2022 ObjectiveThe relative risk of SARS–CoV‐2 infection and COVID‐19 disease severity among people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) compared to those without RMDs is unclear. This study was undertaken ... Full text Open Access Cite

Concurrent use of tumor necrosis factor inhibitor and tyrosine kinase inhibitor in ankylosing spondylitis and myeloid neoplasm

Journal Article European Journal of Rheumatology · January 24, 2022 Biologic disease-modifying agents (bDMARDs) are highly effective in controlling the symptoms of autoimmune rheumatic diseases. The decision on whether to continue bDMARDs following a cancer diagnosis can be challenging for patients and physicians. ... Full text Open Access Cite

Management of noninfectious scleritis

Journal Article Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology · January 2022 Scleritis is a manifestation of inflammatory eye disease that involves the sclera. It can be divided into multiple subtypes, including diffuse anterior, nodular anterior, necrotizing, and posterior scleritis. In many cases, scleritis is restricted ... Full text Open Access Cite

Immunomodulation by Mosquito Salivary Protein AgSAP Contributes to Early Host Infection by Plasmodium

Journal Article mBio · December 21, 2021 Malaria is a vector-borne disease caused by Plasmodium sporozoites. When an anopheline mosquito bites its host, it releases Plasmodium ... Full text Open Access Cite

Hospitalisation among vaccine breakthrough COVID-19 infections

Journal Article The Lancet Infectious Diseases · November 2021 Full text Open Access Cite

EVALUATION OF SEGMENTAL RETINAL ARTERITIS WITH OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY

Journal Article RETINAL Cases & Brief Reports · November 2021 Purpose:To describe the vascular anatomy and intraluminal flow characteristics of segmental retinal arteritis (SRA) using structural and angiographic optical coherence tomography (OCT). Full text Open Access Cite

Concurrent Myotonic Dystrophy and Inflammatory Myopathy in a Patient with HIV/AIDS

Journal Article Case Reports in Infectious Diseases · May 20, 2021 Neuromuscular complications are common in patients with HIV/AIDS at any stage of the disease process. Myopathies can be secondary to antiretroviral therapy, HIV myositis itself, or other etiologies. Here, we present the case of a middle-aged male w ... Full text Open Access Cite

Fractal Dimension Analysis of OCTA Images of Diabetic Retinopathy Using Circular Mass-Radius Method

Journal Article Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina · March 2021 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:To quantify fractal dimension (FD) by mass-radius method in optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) images and characterize microvascular differences in e ... Full text Open Access Cite

An Ixodes scapularis Protein Disulfide Isomerase Contributes to Borrelia burgdorferi Colonization of the Vector

Journal Article Infection and Immunity · November 16, 2020 Borrelia burgdorferi causes Lyme disease, the most common tick-transmitted illness in North America. When Full text Open Access Cite

A human secretome library screen reveals a role for Peptidoglycan Recognition Protein 1 in Lyme borreliosis

Journal Article PLOS Pathogens · November 11, 2020 Lyme disease, the most common vector-borne illness in North America, is caused by the spirocheteBorrelia burgdorferi. Infection begins in the skin following a tick bite and can spread to the hearts, joints, nervous system ... Full text Open Access Cite

Mathematical Analysis of the Normal Anatomy of the Aging Fovea

Journal Article Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science · September 23, 2014 Full text Open Access Cite