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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

Concurrent development of HIV-negative Kaposi's sarcoma and mycosis fungoides in an elderly Inuit from Canada.

Helbies Bedier, John Lin, Louis-André Julien, Jean-Pierre Routy

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 35% 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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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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Is Kaposi sarcoma a novel comorbidity of cutaneous lymphoma? A systematic review of the literature.Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG · 2025
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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.

Helbies BedierDivision of Haematology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
John LinInfectious Disease and Immunity in Global Health Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
Louis-André JulienDepartment of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
Jean-Pierre RoutyDivision of Haematology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada jean-pierre.routy@mcgill.ca.
McGill University Health Centre · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An 88-year-old Inuit man from Northern Canada presented with an extensive skin rash associated with numerous violaceous skin nodules on his palms and lower extremities. Biopsy of a skin nodule revealed Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), a human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8)-associated malignancy, whereas biopsy of the erythematous skin showed an atypical infiltrate of CD4-positive T-cells that, together with TCR gene rearrangement and presence of clonal T-cells in peripheral blood by flow cytometry, was consistent with a T-cell lymphoma, mycosis fungoides (MF) subtype. Serology was negative for HIV and HTLV-I/II and no immunodeficiency syndrome was identified. The patient was successfully treated with an oral retinoid for KS, and with topical hydrocortisone and ultraviolet B (UVB) phototherapy for MF. This case highlights the existence of HHV8-related lesions in native persons of Northern Canada, and also that MF-induced immunosuppression combined with immunosenescence may play a role in the development of non-HIV-related KS.

Indexed as

InuitAcitretinAdministration, CutaneousAged, 80 and overAnti-Inflammatory AgentsHerpesvirus 8, HumanHumansHydrocortisoneImmunocompromised HostImmunosenescenceMaleMycosis FungoidesNeoplasms, Multiple PrimarySarcoma, KaposiSkin NeoplasmsUltraviolet TherapyAcitretinAnti-Inflammatory AgentsHydrocortisonedermatologyhaematology (incl blood transfusion)immunologyinfectious diseases

Identifiers

PMID33509877
PMCPMC7845731
OpenAlexW3125477717

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