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ArticleCase reports in ophthalmology

Perforating Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis in Syphilis.

Pimpiroon Ploysangam, Ruth Marie Mattern

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Article in Case reports in ophthalmology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 27% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis: A Review.Journal of ophthalmic & vision research
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pimpiroon PloysangamDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Ruth Marie MatternDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
University at Buffalo, State University of New York · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo present a case of peripheral ulcerative keratitis with perforation in the setting of syphilis.

methodA single observational case report in urban USA. CASE PRESENTATION: A patient with multiple sexual partners presented with bilateral peripheral ulcerative keratitis, unilateral corneal perforation, and a pustular rash. Workup was positive for syphilis as well as HSV, HIV, and multiple autoantibody tests. Findings improved after treatment for syphilis.

conclusionBilateral peripheral ulcerative keratitis in syphilis has been reported in one prior case. However, corneal perforation in the setting of syphilis infection has not, to our knowledge, been reported previously.

Indexed as

Corneal perforationHuman immunodeficiency virusPeripheral ulcerative keratitisPustular rashSyphilis

Identifiers

PMID31693713
PMCPMC6760529
OpenAlexW2967676076

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