Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38371092›Full record

ArticleCureus2024

Recurrent Spontaneous Pneumothorax in a Young Male With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Following COVID-19 Infection.

Pramod Bhattarai, Monika Karki

Open access · diamondAbstract readCase Reports
In one paragraph

Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact, top 99% 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

0 citing papers in PubMed, 0 citations in OpenAlex.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pramod BhattaraiPulmonary Medicine, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
Monika KarkiInternal Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, USA.
Brooklyn Hospital Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Duchene muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder primarily affecting males. It is characterized by progressive muscle tissue degeneration. Patients with DMD are at an increased risk of respiratory infections, including coronavirus disease 20019 (COVID-19), due to weakened respiratory muscles. We present a case of a young male with DMD who experienced recurrent pneumothorax 10 months after recovering from a COVID-19 infection. The patient required prompt medical intervention, including a chest tube, multiple surgeries, and mechanical pleurodesis. This case highlights the importance of recognizing recurring pneumothorax as a potential complication of COVID-19, particularly in patients with underlying neuromuscular disorders, as it is a medical emergency requiring prompt treatment to prevent respiratory compromise.

Indexed as

chronic hypoxic respiratory failurecovid-19duchenne muscular dystrophy (dmd)nippvrobotic thoracoscopysecondary spontaneous pneumothorax

Identifiers

PMID38371092
PMCPMC10869316
OpenAlexW4390953783

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.