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Not-so-minor injuries: delayed diagnosis of a large splinter [PDF]
Introduction: In contrast with victims of major trauma, patients who suffer minor injuries receive little specialist input. In most cases, this causes no difficulty, but there are situations where minor trauma results in persistent disability affecting ...
Howells, L +2 more
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Delayed Diagnosis of Mirizzi Syndrome [PDF]
Biliary obstruction occurs in a wide variety of malignant and benign conditions. The following is a unique case of biliary obstruction caused by external compression of the hepatic duct by a gallstone (Mirizzi syndrome). Owing to unusual imaging characteristics of the stone, the mass was initially mistaken for a malignancy or hepatic pseudoaneurysm. It
Olufunmilola, Oladini +2 more
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Early diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) is important to reduce transmission, morbidity and mortality in people living with HIV (PLWH). PLWH with a diagnosis of TB were enrolled from HIV and TB clinics in Eastern Europe and followed until 24 months.
C. Kraef +166 more
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Malignancy within a tail gut cyst:a case of retrorectal carcinoid tumour [PDF]
Purpose. Tailgut cysts with malignant transformation are rare entities. We discuss the diagnostic strategy and treatment of a malignancy within a tailgut cyst. Methods.
Abukar, A. A. +7 more
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BackgroundDisseminated tuberculosis is frequently associated with delayed diagnosis and a poorer prognosis.ObjectivesTo describe case series of disseminated TB and diagnosis delay in a low TB burden country during the COVID-19 period.MethodologyWe ...
Sílvia Roure +42 more
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Lyme Disease in the Era of COVID-19: A Delayed Diagnosis and Risk for Complications
We describe a patient with fever and myalgia who did not have COVID-19 but instead had Lyme disease. We propose that the co-occurrence of COVID-19 and Lyme disease during the spring of 2020 resulted in a delayed diagnosis of Lyme disease due to COVID-19 ...
Cheryl Novak +2 more
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Celiac disease - a common autoimmune disease with significantly delayed diagnosis
Introduction: Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disease that affects genetically predisposed individuals. In course of the disease, consumption of gluten causes damage to the small intestine.
Magdalena Choina +4 more
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Delayed Diagnosis of Addison's Disease [PDF]
Addison's disease may be difficult to diagnose because of the nonspecificity of the most frequently occurring symptoms. Hyponatraemia, hyperkalaemia, and uraemia are commonly detected in sera from patients with Addison's disease. We report two patients in whom the diagnosis was delayed, despite typical biochemical abnormalities in their sera during ...
J R, Paterson +2 more
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Risk of misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis with COVID-19
: Misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis are common problems in healthcare and are typically related to patient, provider, and socioeconomic factors.
Jill C. Muhrer
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Background: Despite improvement in child health outcomes, undernutrition in children aged under five years continues to be a major public health problem, contributing to childhood morbidity and mortality.
RP Dimo, TK Madiba, A Bhayat
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