Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39759712›Full record

ArticleCureus2024

Herpes Simplex Pneumonitis Presenting As Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Septic Shock.

Ramakanth Pata, Bhanu Kosuru, Joanna Kristeva

Abstract 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
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.

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

3 authors.

Ramakanth PataPulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, CentraCare Health System, Saint Cloud, USA.
Bhanu KosuruInternal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) East, Monroeville, USA.
Joanna KristevaInternal Medicine, One Brooklyn Health, New York, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a case report of a 72-year-old female with a history of stage III rectal adenocarcinoma undergoing chemotherapy who developed neutropenic sepsis and acute respiratory failure. The patient was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) due to worsening respiratory status and was subsequently diagnosed with disseminated herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). This case highlights the challenges in diagnosing and managing HSV infection in critically ill patients and emphasizes the importance of early recognition and appropriate treatment in improving patient outcomes. This case underscores the significance of considering viral etiologies, such as HSV, in patients with unexplained respiratory symptoms presenting as ARDS.

Indexed as

acute respiratory distress syndrome (ards)acute respiratory failuredisseminated herpes simplex virus infectionherpes simplex virusherpetic tracheobronchitishsv pneumoniaimmunocompromised patientsneutropenic sepsisseptic shockseptic shock (ss)

Identifiers

PMID39759712
PMCPMC11696180

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.