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ArticleCureus2018

Variants of Erythema Multiforme: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Luis Paulino, David J Hamblin, Ngozi Osondu, Richard Amini

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Article in Cureus, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% 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

16 citing papers in PubMed, 33 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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Luis PaulinoMedical Education and Simulation, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, USA.
David J HamblinMedical Education and Simulation, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, USA.
Ngozi OsonduInfectious Diseases, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, USA.
Richard AminiEmergency Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, USA.
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson · USUniversity of Arizona · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Erythema multiforme is an acute skin condition characterized by targetoid lesions and occurs most frequently in young adults, particularly males. There are two variants of this condition, one with mucosal involvement, termed erythema multiforme major, and one without mucosal involvement, known as erythema multiforme minor. Due to the similarities in clinical and histological findings, it was previously believed that erythema multiforme major was indistinguishable from Steven-Johnson syndrome (SJS). However, evidence suggests these are two distinct diseases with a different etiology. It is important for clinicians to readily identify the difference between erythema multiforme from SJS, as the prognosis and mortality rate vary significantly between the two disorders.

Indexed as

erythema multiformerythema multiform majorerythema multiform minorsteven-johnson syndrome

Identifiers

PMID30564538
PMCPMC6298627
OpenAlexW2896797801

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