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ArticleCureus2018

A Case of Tuberculosis-related Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis Presenting With Peripheral Neuropathy.

Nastaran Rafiei, Negar Khanlou, Shaweta Khosa, Negar Moheb, Shri K Mishra

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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 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 31% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Nastaran RafieiNeurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
Negar KhanlouPathology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
Shaweta KhosaNeurology, Olive View - University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA.
Negar MohebNeurology, Olive View - University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA.
Shri K MishraNeurology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
Los Angeles Medical Center · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USOlive View-UCLA Medical Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tuberculous granulomatous vasculitis is commonly associated with meningitis and retinitis. We describe a 39-year-old male, with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) who presented with progressive weakness, pain, tingling and numbness in the bilateral lower extremities. Significant atrophy and weakness of the lower extremities were evident along with absent reflexes. Nerve conduction studies and electromyography showed severe axonal polyneuropathy and denervation on the lower extremities. Nerve biopsy demonstrated small vessel leukocytoclastic vasculitis without any granuloma formation. Muscle biopsy was consistent with denervation and atrophy with target fiber changes. Tuberculosis-related vasculitis causing peripheral neuropathy is extremely rare and our case is unique in manifesting this presentation.

Indexed as

allergic vasculitisleukocytoclastic vasculitisneuropathytuberculosis

Identifiers

PMID30788192
PMCPMC6372249
OpenAlexW2904750939

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