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ReviewCurrent rheumatology reports2021

Persistent Joint Pain Following Arthropod Virus Infections.

Karol Suchowiecki, St Patrick Reid, Gary L Simon, Gary S Firestein, Aileen Chang

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Review in Current rheumatology reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
23citing papers in PubMed
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

23 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The national burden from O'nyong'nyong and chikungunya viruses in Cameroon.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026
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  7. Murine Models of Alphavirus Infection to Study the Immunopathogenesis of Pain.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026
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  10. A cluster of Mayaro virus infections in a film team returning from Suriname, February 2024.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2024
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  12. Mayaro virus pathogenesis and immunity in rhesus macaques.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023
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  16. Chikungunya: risks for travellers.Journal of travel medicine · 2023
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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

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Karol SuchowieckiDepartment of Medicine, George Washington University, 2150 Pennsylvania Ave Suite 5-416, Washington, DC, 20037, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7012-3028
St Patrick ReidDepartment of Pathology and Microbiology, 985900 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5900, USA.
Gary L SimonDepartment of Medicine, George Washington University, 2150 Pennsylvania Ave Suite 5-416, Washington, DC, 20037, USA.
Gary S FiresteinUC San Diego Health Sciences, 9500 Gilman Drive #0602, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Aileen ChangDepartment of Medicine, George Washington University, 2150 Pennsylvania Ave Suite 5-416, Washington, DC, 20037, USA. chang@email.gwu.edu.
George Washington University · USNebraska Medical Center · USUC San Diego Health System · US

Funding

The role of IL-2 therapy for Relapsing-Remitting Chikungunya ArthritisK23AR076505 · NIAMS · GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI CHANG, AILEEN · 2020 to 2022
$466k
NIAMS NIH HHS K23 AR076505
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewPersistent joint pain is a common manifestation of arthropod-borne viral infections and can cause long-term disability. We review the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of arthritogenic alphavirus infection. RECENT

findingsThe global re-emergence of alphaviral outbreaks has led to an increase in virus-induced arthralgia and arthritis. Alphaviruses, including Chikungunya, O'nyong'nyong, Sindbis, Barmah Forest, Ross River, and Mayaro viruses, are associated with acute and/or chronic rheumatic symptoms. Identification of Mxra8 as a viral entry receptor in the alphaviral replication pathway creates opportunities for treatment and prevention. Recent evidence suggesting virus does not persist in synovial fluid during chronic chikungunya infection indicates that immunomodulators may be given safely. The etiology of persistent joint pain after alphavirus infection is still poorly understood. New diagnostic tools along and evidence-based treatment could significantly improve morbidity and long-term disability.

Indexed as

AlphavirusArthralgiaArthritisAlphavirus InfectionsAnimalsArthropodsHumansAlphavirusArthritisChikungunyaMayaroRoss RiverSindbis

Identifiers

PMID33847834
PMCPMC8042844
OpenAlexW3154369755

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