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ArticleCureus2023

A Pesky Spleen: A Painful Presentation of Extrapulmonary Sarcoidosis.

Hania M Woomer, Teseir N Hamdani, Vincent Graffeo, Bisher Mustafa

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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 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 39% 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

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Isolated splenic sarcoidosis: A case report.Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra · 2025
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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.

Hania M WoomerInternal Medicine, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, USA.
Teseir N HamdaniInternal Medicine, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, USA.
Vincent GraffeoPathology, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, USA.
Bisher MustafaInternal Medicine, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, USA.
Marshall University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory and granulomatous disease of uncertain etiology that can impact various organ systems and exhibits diverse clinical presentations, which adds to the complexity of disease diagnosis and management. Pathologically, it is distinguished by the presence of noncaseating granulomas within the affected organ system. In this case report, we describe a 34-year-old Caucasian female patient with isolated splenic and possible hepatic involvement of sarcoidosis, presenting with severe abdominal pain. The absence of the typical pulmonary, cutaneous, or joint involvement posed challenges in achieving a definitive diagnosis and determining the appropriate management. Imaging studies revealed hepatic and splenic hypodensities, necessitating consideration of various differential diagnoses, including lymphoproliferative disorders, immunological disorders, environmental particle exposure, infectious causes, neoplasms, and drug reactions. The severity of symptoms in this case required hospital admission for pain and nausea control, biopsy, and eventual splenectomy with pathology that confirmed the diagnosis of splenic sarcoidosis.

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clinical manifestationsnoncaseating granulomassarcoidosissplenectomysplenic sarcoidosis

Identifiers

PMID37680400
PMCPMC10482125
OpenAlexW4385628614

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