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ArticleMediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases2017

A Strange Manifestation of Malaria in a Native Nigerian Boy.

Paola Magro, Ilaria Izzo, Barbara Saccani, Salvatore Casari, Silvio Caligaris, Lina Rachele Tomasoni, Alberto Matteelli, Annamaria Lombardi, Antonella Meini, Francesco Castelli

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Article in Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 49% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Sterile 'Abscess' of the Spleen and the Sickle Cell Trait.Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Paola MagroUniversity Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili General Hospital, Brescia, Italy.
Ilaria IzzoUniversity Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili General Hospital, Brescia, Italy.
Barbara SaccaniUniversity Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili General Hospital, Brescia, Italy.
Salvatore CasariUniversity Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili General Hospital, Brescia, Italy.
Silvio CaligarisUniversity Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili General Hospital, Brescia, Italy.
Lina Rachele TomasoniUniversity Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili General Hospital, Brescia, Italy.
Alberto MatteelliUniversity Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili General Hospital, Brescia, Italy.
Annamaria LombardiUniversity Department of Pediatrics, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili General Hospital, Brescia, Italy.
Antonella MeiniUniversity Department of Pediatrics, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili General Hospital, Brescia, Italy.
Francesco CastelliUniversity Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili General Hospital, Brescia, Italy.
University of Brescia · ITAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The protective role of Sickle Cell Trait (SCT) in malaria endemic areas has been proved, and prevalence of HbS gene in malaria endemic areas is high. Splenic infarction is a well-known complication of SCT, while the association with malaria is considered rare. A Nigerian boy was admitted to our ward after returning from his country of origin, for

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MalariaSickle Cell TraitSplenic Infarction

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PMCPMC5333739
OpenAlexW2589886341

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