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ArticleIDCases2022

Not all lytic bone lesions are malignant: A report of syphilitic osteitis presenting with multiple lytic skull lesions.

Ahmad Rajeh, Mohammed Saleh, Ademola S Ojo, Somtochukwu Ojukwu, Joseph Asemota, Basharat Ahmad, Oluwafunmilayo Atanda

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Article in IDCases, 2022. 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
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 38% 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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2024
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  4. Syphilitic osteomyelitis in a patient with headache and lytic lesions.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ahmad RajehDepartment of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA.
Mohammed SalehDepartment of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA.
Ademola S OjoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
Somtochukwu OjukwuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
Joseph AsemotaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
Basharat AhmadDepartment of Internal Medicine, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
Oluwafunmilayo AtandaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
Howard University Hospital · USUniversity of Missouri · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Syphilitic osteitis is one of the rare and often under-reported complications of early syphilis. Recognizing this entity is important as it may mimic other conditions like multiple myeloma, lymphoma, or metastatic malignancies. Misdiagnosis and delayed management can lead to irreversible destructive lesions. We herein report a case of calvaria syphilitic osteitis that was initially investigated for possible lymphoma and later diagnosed as secondary syphilis.

Indexed as

Early syphilisLytic bone lesionsSyphilisSyphilitic cranial lesionsSyphilitic osteitis

Identifiers

PMID35646596
PMCPMC9136091
OpenAlexW4280523342

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