Misdiagnosis of sebaceous carcinoma
Acta Chirurgica Belgica, 2020 : Background: Sebaceous carcinoma is an aggressive malignant tumour. To prevent mutilating surgery and improve patient outcomes, early diagnosis and prompt treatment are necessary. When the tumour invades surrounding tissues, treatment may become complex.
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Misdiagnosis of narcolepsy [PDF]
Sleep and Breathing, 2016 Narcolepsy is a chronic primary sleep disorder, characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and sleep dysfunction with or without cataplexy. Narcolepsy is uncommon, with a low prevalence rate which makes it difficult to diagnose definitively without a complex series of tests and a detailed history.
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Autoimmune Encephalitis Misdiagnosis in Adults [PDF]
, 2022 IMPORTANCE: Autoimmune encephalitis misdiagnosis can lead to harm. OBJECTIVE: To determine the diseases misdiagnosed as autoimmune encephalitis and potential reasons for misdiagnosis.
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Reducing Malaria Misdiagnosis: The Importance of Correctly Interpreting Paracheck Pf® "Faint Test Bands" in a Low Transmission Area of Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2011 Although malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have been extensively evaluated since their introduction in the early 1990's, sensitivity and specificity vary widely limiting successful integration into clinical practice.
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BMJ, 2002 The case of Dr Andrew Holton, consultant paediatrician at Leicester Royal Infirmary, highlights once again some of the dangers and pitfalls in the diagnosis and management of epilepsy. He has been suspended and referred to the General Medical Council after a review of 214 children seen by him showed that 171 gave definite or possible “cause for concern.
David, Chadwick, David, Smith
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Systematic literature review on the delays in the diagnosis and misdiagnosis of cluster headache [PDF]
, 2018 Introduction Patients with cluster headache (CH), the most common trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia, often face delayed diagnosis, misdiagnosis and mismanagement. Objectives To identify, appraise and synthesise clinical studies on the delays in diagnosis
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Evaluating tools to support a new practical classification of diabetes: excellent control may represent misdiagnosis and omission from disease registers is associated with worse control. [PDF]
, 2012 To conduct a service evaluation of usability and utility on-line clinical audit tools developed as part of a UK Classification of Diabetes project to improve the categorisation and ultimately management of ...
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Misdiagnosis of heart failure: A systematic review of the literature [PDF]
, 2021 BackgroundHeart failure (HF) is a chronic disease associated with a significant burden to patients, families and health services. The diagnosis of HF can be easily missed due to similar symptoms with other conditions especially respiratory diseases ...
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Analysis of misdiagnosis in patients with multiple trauma [PDF]
, 2011 ObjectiveTo explore the features, treatment outcomes and reasons for misdiagnosis in patients with multiple trauma, so as to decrease the incidence of misdiagnosis.MethodsA total of 3 163 patients with multiple trauma who were admitted in our department ...
LI, Zhan-fei, BAI, Xiang-jun, YANG, Fan
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Case Report: Mechanisms in Misdiagnosis of Autism as Borderline Personality Disorder
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Autistic individuals without intellectual disabilities are sometimes not diagnosed until adolescence/adulthood. Due to increased risk of co-occurring mental health problems, these individuals may initially be referred to general, mental health services ...
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