Evidence map›Paper›PMID 27037381›Full record

ReviewClinical medicine (London, England)2016

Viral arthritis.

Michael Marks, Jonathan L Marks

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Review in Clinical medicine (London, England), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
67citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

67 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 138 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Arthropathy due to parvovirus B19 infection in an adult.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2025
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  17. Dengue Mimickers: Which Clinical Conditions Can Resemble Dengue Fever?Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2024
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7 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michael MarksClinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK, and The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, UK.
Jonathan L MarksDepartment of Rheumatology, Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Dorset, UK jonathan.marks@rbch.nhs.uk.
Hospital for Tropical Diseases · GBRoyal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust 102807
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute-onset arthritis is a common clinical problem facing both the general clinician and the rheumatologist. A viral aetiology is though to be responsible for approximately 1% of all cases of acute arthritis with a wide range of causal agents recognised. The epidemiology of acute viral arthritis continues to evolve, with some aetiologies, such as rubella, becoming less common due to vaccination, while some vector-borne viruses have become more widespread. A travel history therefore forms an important part of the assessment of patients presenting with an acute arthritis. Worldwide, parvovirus B19, hepatitis B and C, HIV and the alphaviruses are among the most important causes of virally mediated arthritis. Targeted serological testing may be of value in establishing a diagnosis, and clinicians must also be aware that low-titre autoantibodies, such as rheumatoid factor and antinuclear antibody, can occur in the context of acute viral arthritis. A careful consideration of epidemiological, clinical and serological features is therefore required to guide clinicians in making diagnostic and treatment decisions. While most virally mediated arthritides are self-limiting some warrant the initiation of specific antiviral therapy.

Indexed as

Arthritis, InfectiousVirusesHumansalphavirusarthralgiaArthritishepatitisparvovirus B19

Identifiers

PMID27037381
PMCPMC4868140
OpenAlexW2601656232

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