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ArticleCureus2023

Rheumatoid Vasculitis Complicated With Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy in an Older Female: A Case Report.

Ryuichi Ohta, Hirotaka Ikeda, Chiaki Sano

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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 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ryuichi OhtaCommunity Care, Unnan City Hospital, Unnan, JPN.
Hirotaka IkedaCommunity Care, Unnan City Hospital, Unnan, JPN.
Chiaki SanoCommunity Medicine Management, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, JPN.
Community Care · USShimane University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rheumatoid vasculitis (RV) causes various complications in the heart, lungs, kidneys, and nerves that require intensive treatment. Rapid RV-related peripheral nerve involvement progression is critical and requires prompt treatment. We report the case of a 73-year-old female with RV, with a chief complaint of difficulty walking without any infectious symptoms for several months. We diagnosed Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) accompanied by RV and treated the patient with intravenous immunoglobulin and cyclophosphamide. Previous impairments of activities of daily living (ADLs) were resolved. Diagnosing the neurological manifestations of RV and GBS in older patients with an active RV is challenging because of the various patterns of the progression. For effective management, considering both diseases and implementing immunosuppressive and modulatory treatments is critical to stop the progression of neurological symptoms and prevent the deterioration of ADLs.

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general medicineguillain–barré syndromejapanrheumatoid vasculitisrural hospital

Identifiers

PMID37252465
PMCPMC10224767
OpenAlexW4367173422

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