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ArticleBMJ case reports2014

Atypical cutaneous leishmaniasis in the immunosuppressed.

Clayton Micallef, Charles Mallia Azzopardi

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Clayton MicallefDepartment of Medicine Foundation Programme, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Charles Mallia AzzopardiInfectious Disease Unit, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Mater Dei Hospital · MT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 45-year-old woman, known case of seronegative arthritis and on immunosuppressive therapy, presented with a 2-week history of a macular lesion on the left calf that became papular and eventually ulcerated. The rest of the history was otherwise unremarkable and systemic examination did not reveal any abnormalities. The lesion was repeatedly biopsied but failed to reveal Leishmania donovani bodies. Concurrent Leishmania IgG was positive but IgM was negative. Leishmania IgG confirmatory testing by ELISA was negative. A biopsy from the lesion eventually tested positive for L. donovani through PCR. The patient was treated with sodium stibogluconate together with intravenous ciprofloxacin and amoxicillin to cover the secondary cutaneous bacterial infection. This led to complete resolution of the lesion.

Indexed as

Immunocompromised HostAdalimumabAmoxicillinAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntimony Sodium GluconateAntiprotozoal AgentsArthritisCiprofloxacinCoinfectionDNA, ProtozoanFemaleHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsLeishmania donovaniLeishmaniasis, CutaneousAdalimumabAmoxicillinAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntimony Sodium GluconateAntiprotozoal AgentsCiprofloxacinDNA, ProtozoanImmunosuppressive AgentsMethotrexate

Identifiers

PMID24916985
PMCPMC4054259
OpenAlexW2058047051

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