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ReviewTherapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease2020

Synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis syndrome: review and update.

Shuang Liu, Mingwei Tang, Yihan Cao, Chen Li

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Review in Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
45citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
11.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

45 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 108 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. SAPHO Syndrome Misdiagnosed as Spinal Infection: A Case Series.International medical case reports journal · 2025
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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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shuang LiuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Mingwei TangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yihan CaoPeking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Chen LiDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No.9 Dong Dan San Tiao, Beijing 100730, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3191-4003
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis (SAPHO) syndrome is a spectrum of heterogeneous diseases characterized by osteoarticular and dermatological manifestations. Osteitis and hyperostosis are core clinical manifestations in SAPHO syndrome, typically affecting multiple areas and possibly progressing to irreversible osteoarticular damage. Most patients with SAPHO have cutaneous involvement, mainly manifested as palmoplantar pustulosis and severe acne. Systemic manifestations are uncommon but occasionally reported. Epidemiological studies suggest the annual prevalence of SAPHO syndrome varies from 0.00144 in 100,000 in Japanese individuals to fewer than 1 in 10,000 in White individuals. The precise etiopathogenesis of SAPHO remains unclear, but it is generally considered an autoinflammatory syndrome that may be related to various etiologies, such as immune dysfunction, infection and genetic predisposition. Owing to the relapsing-remitting disease course, the goal of management is to improve clinical symptoms and prevent disease progression. Various treatments, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, bisphosphonates, biologics, and antibiotics, are promising options for alleviating the disease.

Indexed as

diagnosisetiologyimagingSAPHO syndrometreatment

Identifiers

PMID32523634
PMCPMC7236399
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