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ReviewJournal of the American Academy of Dermatology2024

Cutaneous granulomas associated with rubella virus: A clinical review.

Donglin Zhang, Karolyn A Wanat, Ludmila Perelygina, Misha Rosenbach, Paul L Haun, Beth A Drolet, Bridget E Shields

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Review in Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
5.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

12 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Current infectious disease management challenges in inborn errors of immunity.Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials · 2025
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  11. Surveillance for rubella virus in samples obtained from non-immunodeficient individuals.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2024
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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

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Donglin ZhangDepartment of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin.
Karolyn A WanatDepartment of Dermatology and Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Ludmila PerelyginaDivision of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Misha RosenbachDepartment of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Paul L HaunDepartment of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Beth A DroletDepartment of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin.
Bridget E ShieldsDepartment of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin. Electronic address: bshields@dermatology.wisc.edu.
University of Wisconsin–Madison · USHospital of the University of Pennsylvania · USCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · USMedical College of Wisconsin · US

Funding

Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since the initial identification of vaccine-derived rubella virus (RuV) in the cutaneous granulomas of pediatric patients with inborn errors of immunity in 2014, more than 80 cases of RuV granulomas have been reported implicating both vaccine-derived and wild type RuV. Previously thought to arise exclusively in patients with significant immunocompromise, the identification of RuV granulomas in clinically immunocompetent patients adds nuance to our understanding of the interplay between host environment, immune dysregulation, and RuV granuloma formation. This review summarizes the literature on RuV granulomas including clinical and histopathologic features, proposed pathomechanisms supporting granuloma development, and potential therapeutic options. There is no standardized algorithm to guide the workup and diagnosis of suspected RuV granulomas. We highlight the importance of contributing RuV granuloma cases to ongoing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance efforts to monitor wild type and vaccine-derived RuV transmission. Studies advancing our understanding of RuV granulomas may provide insights into the role of viral infectious agents in granulomatous disease pathogenesis and guide the development of improved therapeutic options.

Indexed as

RubellaVaccinesChildGranulomaHumansRubella virusVaccinationVaccinesidiopathic granulomasrubella granulomasrubella virusviral granuloma

Identifiers

PMID37271455
PMCPMC11887995
OpenAlexW4379107915

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Registered trials

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