Patricia Marie Byers

Dr. Patricia Marie Byers


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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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12 May 2022 in Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
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DYDaniel Dante Yeh
Daniel Dante Yeh
GVGeorgia Vasileiou
Georgia Vasileiou
KJKhaled Abdul Jawad
Khaled Abdul Jawad
GPGerd Daniel Pust
Gerd Daniel Pust
PBPatricia Marie Byers
Patricia Marie Byers

1 January 2020 in International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
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MJMohammed Jeraq
Mohammed Jeraq
VAValerie Armstrong
Valerie Armstrong
GKGrigoriy Klimovich
Grigoriy Klimovich
KRKrishnamurti Amrit Rao
Krishnamurti Amrit Rao
PBPatricia Marie Byers
Patricia Marie Byers
Coat's plus syndrome is an extremely rare genetic syndrome that leads to a variety of symptoms. We are reporting a case of Coat's plus syndrome that had persistent GI bleeding and review of current literature. The patient is a female in her 40 s with a history of coat's disease and end stage renal failure on dialysis. The etiology of renal failure was not discovered, and the patient was being worked up for a kidney transplant. The patient required admission after deterioration of nutritional status with a BMI of 14.3. During admission the patient initially had intermittent GI bleeding requiring weekly blood transfusions. On work up of the GI bleed, no etiology was identified either. As a result persistent negative GI bleed work up, we pursued alternative diagnoses. The history of Coat's disease prompted us to work up the patient for Coat's plus syndrome. A genetic test confirmed the presence of CTC-1 gene mutation, which results in Coat's plus syndrome. With no treatment available as of yet, the patient continued to deteriorate into multi-organ failure. We present an example of GI bleeding in Coat's plus syndrome, only identified thru genetic testing, that is very rare and complex in nature. Despite numerous workups, no specific etiology was identified for the GI bleeding. Previous reports have not investigated cause of GI bleeding, since it is extremely rare in the literature. Further investigation is warranted to understand cause and effects of GI bleeding in this rare genetic disease.

3 December 2025 in The American Journal of Surgery
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Ana ReyesAna Reyes
Ana Reyes
MSMaya Shah
Maya Shah
MCMichael D. Cobler-Lichter
Michael D. Cobler-Lichter
TATalia Rae Arcieri
Talia Rae Arcieri
JDJessica M. Delamater
Jessica M. Delamater
PBPatricia Marie Byers
Patricia Marie Byers