Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29127136›Full record

ArticleBMJ case reports2017

Tuberculosis epididymitis complicated by a cutaneous fistula.

Scott A Weisenberg, Qingwei Robert Yan

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 37% 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, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Scott A WeisenbergDepartment of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4839-1296
Qingwei Robert YanDepartment of Surgery, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Berkeley, California, USA.
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center · USNew York University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 63-year-old man developed scrotal swelling that became bilateral over 2 months. His symptoms persisted after treatment for epididymitis, and he developed a scrotal fistula with drainage.

Indexed as

Antitubercular AgentsCutaneous FistulaDiagnosis, DifferentialEpididymitisHumansMaleMiddle AgedMycobacterium tuberculosisTuberculosis, Male GenitalAntitubercular Agentsinfectionstb And other respiratory infectionsurinary and genital tract disorders

Identifiers

PMID29127136
PMCPMC5695325
OpenAlexW2767337168

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Registered trials

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