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ArticleCureus2023

Acute Lower Lip Swelling: A Mere Anaphylactic Reaction or a Rare Abscess Location?

Anas Mahmoud, Lefika Bathobakae, Robert Giannetti, George Naaman, Joseph Affortunato

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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.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anas MahmoudInternal Medicine, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
Lefika BathobakaeInternal Medicine, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
Robert GiannettiInternal Medicine, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
George NaamanInternal Medicine, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
Joseph AffortunatoEmergency Medicine, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
St. Joseph’s University Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An abscess is a collection of pus secondary to an immune response to a pathogen. It can occur anywhere in the body, with the skin as the most common organ involved. A lip abscess is a rare condition. Generally, it may be due to an infective agent such as a virus or bacteria entering through a skin wound, or through hematogenous spread when there is a severe underlying condition such as a general condition disorder or immunodeficiency. It requires hypervigilance during the examination and throughout the treatment course with intravenous antibiotic therapy and urgent surgical drainage, as it may cause significant complications regarding localization, lymphovascular drainage, and ultimate spread. Persistent abscess, necrotic tissue, or cavitated lesions are worrisome and it is important to rule out immunosuppression or a methicillin-resistant staphylococcus. In this case, a 22-year-old male patient with a unilateral lip abscess, misdiagnosed as an allergic food reaction, responded well to external drainage and antibiotic therapy.

Indexed as

allergy and anaphylaxisdental abscessfacial angioedemahivigg4 related sialadenitislip abscesslip swellingmethicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa)oral abscesspott's puffy tumor

Identifiers

PMID38106723
PMCPMC10725739
OpenAlexW4388753231

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