Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33171856›Full record

ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Ophthalmic Evaluation of Diagnosed Cases of Eye Cystinosis: A Tertiary Care Center's Experience.

Malgorzata Kowalczyk, Mario Damiano Toro, Robert Rejdak, Wojciech Załuska, Caterina Gagliano, Przemyslaw Sikora

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% 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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Trial
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Review
  7. Article
  8. Review
  9. Article
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

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Malgorzata KowalczykDepartment of General Ophthalmology and Pediatric Ophthalmology Service, Medical University of Lublin, 20079 Lublin, Poland.
Mario Damiano ToroDepartment of General Ophthalmology and Pediatric Ophthalmology Service, Medical University of Lublin, 20079 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-7152-2613
Robert RejdakDepartment of General Ophthalmology and Pediatric Ophthalmology Service, Medical University of Lublin, 20079 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-3321-2723
Wojciech ZałuskaDepartment of Nephrology, Medical University of Lublin, 20954 Lublin, Poland.
Caterina GaglianoOphthalmology Clinic, San Marco Hospital, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8424-0068
Przemyslaw SikoraDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, Medical University of Lublin, 20079 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5698-6863
Medical University of Lublin · PLUniversity of Catania · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe aimed to identify diagnosed cases of ocular cystinosis and describe clinical, epidemiological and therapeutic characteristics.

methodsThis is a descriptive and retrospective case series. All patients underwent a full check-up examination every 4-6 months by ophthalmologists, nephrologists and other required specialists.

resultsOf the seven cases, six (85.7%) were females and one (14.2%) was male. The infantile nephropathic form of cystinosis was observed in five patients and the juvenile nephropathic form in two patients. No patients with the ocular form of cystinosis were identified. Corneal cystine crystals (CCC) were found in all analyzed patients. Severe ocular and general complications of the disease that had been standing for years, connected to the infantile nephropathic form, delayed diagnosis or inappropriate treatment, were observed only in two patients. All patients received topical therapy. No adverse events related to the therapy were observed.

conclusionsCystinosis is a rare, progressive disease. Early diagnosis and treatment prevent serious complications from numerous systemic organs. Patients require constant systematic monitoring by various specialists.

Indexed as

corneal depositscysteaminecystinosisjuvenile cystinosisnephropathic cystinosis

Identifiers

PMID33171856
PMCPMC7695142
OpenAlexW3095256734

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.