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ArticleBMJ case reports2022

Non-tuberculous mycobacterial thoracic osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent host: a rare presentation of

Taylor Becker, Matthew Smith, Meredith Parsons, Michihiko Goto

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Multiple Bone Destruction Secondary toDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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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.

Taylor BeckerDepartment of Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA taylor-becker@uiowa.edu.
Matthew SmithDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Meredith ParsonsDepartment of Pathology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Michihiko GotoDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An immunocompetent man in his 40s presented with 3 months of mid-thoracic back pain which progressed to include progressive paraesthesias and lower extremity weakness. Investigations revealed thoracic spine osteomyelitis with signs of cord compression. He underwent neurosurgical intervention, including laminectomy, spinal cord decompression and partial resection of an epidural mass. Initial intraoperative biopsy and surgical pathology results were concerning for an acid-fast bacillus as the causative pathogen, and the patient was given empiric therapy for presumed

Indexed as

Mycobacterium kansasiiOsteomyelitisSpinal Cord CompressionAnti-Bacterial AgentsHumansMaleNontuberculous MycobacteriaAnti-Bacterial AgentsBone and joint infectionsTB and other respiratory infections

Identifiers

PMID35618338
PMCPMC9137344
OpenAlexW4281630830

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