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ArticleCureus2020

Atypical Obstructive Pseudotumors in AIDS as the Initial Manifestation of Gastrointestinal Histoplasmosis.

Alejandro Hallo, Malena Camacho, Alejandra Rojas, Andres Mayancela, Alberto Castillo

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 36% 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

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 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

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Alejandro HalloInternal Medicine, Hospital de Especialidad Eugenio Espejo, Quito, ECU.
Malena CamachoInternal Medicine, Hospital de Especialidades Eugenio Espejo, Quito, ECU.
Alejandra RojasInvestigacion, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, ECU.
Andres MayancelaInternal Medicine, Hospital Eugenio Espejo, Quito, ECU.
Alberto CastilloInternal Medicine, Hospital de Especialidades Eugenio Espejo, Quito, ECU.
Central University of Ecuador · ECHospital de Especialidades · MXEscuela Politécnica Javeriana del Ecuador · EC

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Histoplasma capsulatum is a dysmorphic fungus distributed worldwide commonly associated with pulmonary histoplasmosis. We report the case of an unusual presentation of gastrointestinal histoplasmosis leading to the obstruction of the intestinal lumen in a 30-year-old female, HIV positive, admitted to the hospital due to chronic abdominal pain and constipation. An initial abdominal CT revealed a mass in the sigmoid colon. A further colonoscopy showed an infiltrating, friable mass obstructing 80% of the lumen staining positive for H. capsulatum. The unspecific nature of the patient's symptoms along with the unusual presentation of the infection raises awareness about the importance of including new pathologies to differential diagnoses when treating AIDS patients.

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aidshistoplasmosisopportunistic mycoses

Identifiers

PMID32461850
PMCPMC7243627
OpenAlexW3020053494

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