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ReviewThe Journal of international medical research2021

Mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis presenting with insidious back pain in a male adult: a case report and review of the literature.

Xuli Ren, Kai Li, Longyun Li, Guoqing Zhao

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Review in The Journal of international medical research, 2021. 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
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% 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, 10 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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xuli RenDepartment of Anaesthesiology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Kai LiDepartment of Anaesthesiology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Longyun LiDepartment of Anaesthesiology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Guoqing ZhaoDepartment of Anaesthesiology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4962-4773
Jilin University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis (MTL) is mostly observed in primary tuberculosis in infants, children and adolescents, and is not found commonly in adults. Mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis cases may present with an insidious progression of tuberculous symptoms, including gradual deterioration in the lungs and a variety of clinical characteristics; however, initial symptoms are rarely only chronic back pain. We present the case of a 33-year-old man with mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis misdiagnosed as myofascitis. Since such individuals do not develop respiratory symptoms in the initial stages, they often go undiagnosed and can potentially spread tuberculosis.

Indexed as

Tuberculosis, Lymph NodeAdolescentAdultBack PainChildHumansInfantMaleMediastinumextrapulmonary tuberculosishilumimagingLymphadenitismediastinumpaintuberculosis

Identifiers

PMID33445984
PMCPMC7812410
OpenAlexW3119045972

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