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ArticleClinical case reports2020

A Japanese case of amoebic meningoencephalitis initially diagnosed by cerebrospinal fluid cytology.

Ryogo Aoki, Toshimasa Sakakima, Asuka Ohashi, Riyoko Niwa, Masashi Matsuyama, Fumimasa Etori, Naoki Watanabe, Kenji Yagita, Takuji Tanaka

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2020. 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
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. An autopsy case of granulomatous amebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris involving prior amebic dermatitis.Neuropathology : official journal of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ryogo AokiDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology (DDP) & Research Center of Diagnostic Pathology (RC-DiP) Gifu Municipal Hospital Gifu Japan.
Toshimasa SakakimaCentral Laboratory Gifu Municipal Hospital Gifu Japan.
Asuka OhashiDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology (DDP) & Research Center of Diagnostic Pathology (RC-DiP) Gifu Municipal Hospital Gifu Japan.
Riyoko NiwaDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology (DDP) & Research Center of Diagnostic Pathology (RC-DiP) Gifu Municipal Hospital Gifu Japan.
Masashi MatsuyamaDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology (DDP) & Research Center of Diagnostic Pathology (RC-DiP) Gifu Municipal Hospital Gifu Japan.
Fumimasa EtoriDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology (DDP) & Research Center of Diagnostic Pathology (RC-DiP) Gifu Municipal Hospital Gifu Japan.
Naoki WatanabeDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology (DDP) & Research Center of Diagnostic Pathology (RC-DiP) Gifu Municipal Hospital Gifu Japan.
Kenji YagitaDepartment of Parasitology National Institute of Infectious Diseases Tokyo Japan.
Takuji TanakaDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology (DDP) & Research Center of Diagnostic Pathology (RC-DiP) Gifu Municipal Hospital Gifu Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1428-1582
Gifu Municipal Hospital · JPNational Institute of Infectious Diseases · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microscopy can detect the presence of amoebic trophozoites in cerebrospinal fluid and tissue. The infection was confirmed in the present case by polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry, but we were unable to achieve a cure. Our case rapidly progressed without any skin lesions.

Indexed as

Balamuthia mandrillaris amoebic meningoencephalitiscerebrospinal fluidcytologyFree‐living amoebaeimmunohistochemistryPCR

Identifiers

PMID32983486
PMCPMC7495867
OpenAlexW3042918448

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