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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023

A Complex Case of Pulmonary Silico-Tuberculosis and Review of Literature.

Lauren D'Sa, Federica Pezzuto, Francesca Lunardi, Francesca Scalvenzi, Mariaenrica Tinè, Giovanni Comacchio, Chiara Giraudo, Fiorella Calabrese

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. 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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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 24% 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

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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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Deferoxamine Exhibits Antimicrobial and Immunomodulatory Activity AgainstInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
    Article
  2. Article
  3. Silicotuberculosis: a critical narrative review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2024
    Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Lauren D'SaDepartment of Histopathology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB20QQ, UK.ORCID 0009-0003-4224-2622
Federica PezzutoDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8023-3108
Francesca LunardiDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5792-4683
Francesca ScalvenziDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy.
Mariaenrica TinèDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy.
Giovanni ComacchioDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy.
Chiara GiraudoDepartment of Medicine, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0924-5883
Fiorella CalabreseDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy.
University of Padua · ITAddenbrooke's Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Silicosis caused by the inhalation/deposition of free silica particles is characterized by pulmonary inflammation/fibrosis. Among the clinical disorders associated with silicosis, tuberculosis is by far the most prominent. A 66-year-old male non-smoker, originally from North Africa, reported a dry cough and significant weight loss. He was a foundry worker. He had a medical history of bladder carcinoma associated with schistosomiasis. Computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET)/CT showed bilateral multiple hypermetabolic lung nodules, some with cavitation. The patient underwent surgical resection of the largest nodule, which was highly suspicious of lung metastasis. The histological examination revealed multiple nodular formations. Several lesions showed the characteristic features of silicotic nodules. There were also adjacent well-formed granulomas, some with central caseous necrosis. A real-time polymerase chain reaction, performed for the identification and quantification of the DNA of the

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histologymicrobiologymolecularpulmonary silico-tuberculosis

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PMID37685266
PMCPMC10486577
OpenAlexW4386082840

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