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ReviewJournal of hematology2024

Anorectal Infections in Neutropenic Leukemia Patients: A Common Clinical Challenge.

Rodrick Babakhanlou, Farhad Ravandi-Kashani, Angel G Hita, Dimitrios P Kontoyiannis

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Review in Journal of hematology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 20% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Anorectal Complications in Acute Leukaemia:Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2026
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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.

Rodrick BabakhanlouDepartment of Leukemia, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Farhad Ravandi-KashaniDepartment of Leukemia, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Angel G HitaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Dimitrios P KontoyiannisDivision of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anorectal infections in neutropenic leukemia patients are a significant and potentially life-threatening complication. The pathogenesis of this condition is not entirely understood and believed to be multifactorial, including mucosal injury as a result of cytotoxic drugs, profound neutropenia and impaired host defense. Establishing an early diagnosis is key and often made clinically on the basis of signs and symptoms, but also from imaging studies demonstrating perianal inflammation or fluid collection. The management of anorectal infections in neutropenic leukemia patients is not straightforward, as there are no well-conducted studies on this entity. This review seeks to provide a framework into the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of anorectal infections in neutropenic leukemia patients, propose a diagnostic approach and to discuss controversies in the management of this condition.

Indexed as

Acute leukemiaAnal abscessAnorectal sepsisLeukemiaPerianal sepsisRectal abscess

Identifiers

PMID38644983
PMCPMC11027774
OpenAlexW4394621556

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