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ArticleCureus2023

Idiopathic Orbital Inflammation Treated With Rituximab Monotherapy.

Amani Bawazeer, Wejdan Rahali, Alhanouf Alsharif, Malak Alshehri, Lama Maksood, Ahad Babkier, Walaa Hommadi, Basant Othman, Mohammed A Omair, Waleed A Hafiz

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% 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.

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, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Amani BawazeerDepartment of Medicine, Alnoor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, SAU.
Wejdan RahaliCollege of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU.
Alhanouf AlsharifCollege of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU.
Malak AlshehriCollege of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU.
Lama MaksoodCollege of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU.
Ahad BabkierCollege of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU.
Walaa HommadiDepartment of Neurosurgery, King Abdullah Medical Complex, Jeddah, SAU.
Basant OthmanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Alnoor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, SAU.
Mohammed A OmairRheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, SAU.
Waleed A HafizCollege of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU.
King Saud University · SAAl Noor Hospitals · AEKing Abdullah Medical City · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Idiopathic orbital inflammation is a benign condition that affects the orbit and the extra-orbital structures. It presents as ocular pain, peri-orbital swelling, proptosis, and restricted ocular movements. This condition is diagnosed based on clinical features that are then confirmed by radiological and histopathological findings. Corticosteroids are the initial therapy of choice. Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs are added in steroid non-responsive patients. Rituximab is now becoming increasingly used as a third-line therapy for this disease. We report a case of idiopathic orbital inflammation treated with rituximab monotherapy without the use of corticosteroids or disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.

Indexed as

idiopathic orbital inflammationoccular diseasesophthalmologyrheumatologyrituximab therapy

Identifiers

PMID36788832
PMCPMC9911136
OpenAlexW4315488054

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