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ArticleBMJ case reports2013

Critical upper airway obstruction in sporadic angioedema responding to C1-esterase inhibitor.

Andrew W O'Keefe, Christine McCusker, Moshe Ben-Shoshan

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Efficacy of Treatment of Non-hereditary Angioedema.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Andrew W O'KeefeDivision of Paediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Paediatrics, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada.
Christine McCusker
Moshe Ben-Shoshan
Montreal Children's Hospital · CAMcGill University Health Centre · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe a case of recurrent oropharyngeal angioedema in a 16-year-old boy with a history of sickle cell disease and thrombocytopenia and with no family history of angioedema. Emergency treatment of angioedema with C1-esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) provided immediate relief, avoiding the placement of a surgical airway. Further evaluation has shown C1-INH to be normal in quantity and function, with normal complement studies during acute attacks. Genetic testing revealed no abnormality in the factor XII gene. Our case exemplifies that even in cases of sporadic angioedema, treatment with C1-INH may be an effective and life-saving management strategy.

Indexed as

Emergency TreatmentAdolescentAirway ObstructionAnemia, Sickle CellAngioedemaComplement C1 Inactivator ProteinsComplement C1 Inhibitor ProteinFactor XIIHumansMaleOropharynxThrombocytopeniaComplement C1 Inactivator ProteinsComplement C1 Inhibitor ProteinFactor XII

Identifiers

PMID23661661
PMCPMC3669871
OpenAlexW2009183247

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