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ArticleCureus2021

Rifampicin-Induced Pulmonary Embolism: A Rare Side Effect.

Mouhammad J Alawad, Mhd Kutaiba Albuni, Eihab A Subahi, Ijaz Kamal

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 27% 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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mouhammad J AlawadInternal Medicine Residency Program, Medical Education, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.
Mhd Kutaiba AlbuniInternal Medicine Residency Program, Medical Education, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.
Eihab A SubahiInternal Medicine Residency Program, Medical Education, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.
Ijaz KamalInternal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.
Hamad Medical Corporation · QA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rifampicin is an established and effective antibiotic and a gold standard in treating tuberculosis (TB). Venous thromboembolism (VTE) events are a rare side effect of rifampicin, which has been reported in a few case reports. The exact mechanism is yet not clear, however, could include immunological and hematological causes. Here, we report a 56-year-old male who presented with pulmonary embolism (PE) three weeks after initiating rifampicin for latent TB management. Comprehensive investigations were done to rule out any other causes of thrombosis, especially malignancy, however, all tests were negative. The patient was treated with anticoagulant agents and rifampicin was switched to isoniazid after rifampicin discontinuation. He remained stable upon discharge and follow-up.

Indexed as

deep vein thrombosispulmonary embolismrifampicintuberculosisvenous thromboembolism

Identifiers

PMID34820223
PMCPMC8601395
OpenAlexW3206946737

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Registered trials

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