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ArticleBMJ case reports2020

Bacteria-induced nasal necrosis with negative cultures.

Ashwini Milind Tilak, Jessica Bishop, Harishanker Jeyarajan, Jessica Grayson

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% 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, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Systematic review of non-surgical etiologies of nasal necrosis: evidence from case reports and case series.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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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 1 institution in 1 country.

Ashwini Milind TilakOtolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA amtilak@uabmc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5833-9072
Jessica BishopOtolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7210-0890
Harishanker JeyarajanOtolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Jessica GraysonOtolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
University of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 79-year-old man with liver failure, hypertension and hyperlipidemia presented with a 1.5-month history of progressive nasal crusting and pain on the inside of the nose, advancing into a necrotic columella and philtrum. On rigid endoscopy, debris extended to middle and inferior turbinate to midway posteriorly. Initial culture swabs and CT were negative. The patient underwent endoscopic biopsy of the lesion, with histopathological findings revealing abundant acute inflammation and minute fragments of atypical squamous epithelium, favouring reactive atypia. Non-invasive fungal hyphae were identified. Bacterial cultures revealed

Indexed as

Immunocompromised HostAgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansLiver Failure, AcuteMaleNecrosisNosePseudomonas InfectionsPseudomonas putidaAnti-Bacterial Agentsear, nose and throat/otolaryngologyinfectious diseasesliver diseasemedical managementwound care

Identifiers

PMID32816933
PMCPMC7437699
OpenAlexW3061944549

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