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| Title |
Mesothelioma in an HIV/AIDS patient without history of asbestos exposure: possible role for immunosuppression in mesothelioma: a case report
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| Published in |
Cases Journal, May 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/1757-1626-2-7498 |
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| Authors |
Cleve Orian James, Ashanti W Woods, Payam Arya, Khadega Ahmed Abuelgasim, Lekidelu Taddesse Heath, Amy Sitapati |
| Abstract |
We describe a 41-year-old African-American male who initially presented in respiratory distress. He had a positive history of asthma, cigarette smoking, and only recent possible asbestos exposure six months prior to onset of symptoms. Mesothelioma was suspected after chest radiography and PET-CT, and confirmed by immunohistochemical tissue analysis. We postulate that immunosuppression enhances susceptibility to mesothelioma, since weakened immune systems are present in both HIV/AIDS patients like this 41-year-old man, and elderly patients who compose the population that classically presents with mesothelioma. Furthermore, immunosuppression may be a prerequisite to the development of mesothelioma. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 16 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 3 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 13% |
| Researcher | 2 | 13% |
| Other | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 3 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 44% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 6% |
| Decision Sciences | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 4 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 January 2024.
All research outputs
#8,128,001
of 25,093,754 outputs
Outputs from Cases Journal
#71
of 255 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#34,714
of 98,790 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Cases Journal
#6
of 21 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 25,093,754 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 66th percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 255 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 5.9. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 72% of its peers.
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