One third of misdiagnosed medical cases result in serious injury or death. Moreover, 40, 000-80, 000 deaths occur each year in the United States alone because of misdiagnosis. This is a major clinical crisis that medical schools and hospitals have failed to adequately address. There is currently no book available that provides general clinicians with the knowledge to prevent such lethal errors in a variety of disciplines.
Composed of clinical cases, the book represents seventy chapters fashioned into sixteen modules and are organized by systems, such as allergy and immunology, cardiology, neurology and rheumatology, just to name a few. Each chapter is organized with a general introduction to the topic followed by the name of the specific disease. Next comes the actual clinical case presentation followed by the differential diagnosis. It then explains what was misdiagnosed in the specific case and why. A general discussion and plan of action is then described followed by a conclusion.
Uniquely incorporated in the book is a chapter dedicated to the legal perspectives of misdiagnosis followed by an editor’s perspective. The Misdiagnosis Casebook in Clinical Medicine is a valuable and much-needed resource for clinicians as well as practitioners in all areas of medicine.
Innehållsförteckning
Allergy & Immunology.- Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis Masquerading as Recurrent Bacterial Pneumonia.- Angioedema Bowel Blockade: The Misdiagnosis of Hereditary Angioedema as a Rare Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction.- Bullous Fixed Drug Eruption Due to Fluconazole Imitating Herpes Simplex.- Deficiency of Adenosine Deaminase Type 2 (DADA2) Masquerading as GATA-binding Factor 2 (GATA2) Deficiency.- Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Misdiagnosed as Asthma.- Misdiagnosis of Common Variable Immune Deficiency.- Confusion of Cutaneous Reactions – A Misdiagnosis of Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) Syndrome.- The Dish with the Fish: Scombroid Poisoning Misdiagnosed as Food Allergy.- Using Indirect Immunofluorescence in Unveiling Unknown Pemphoids and Avoiding Misdiagnosis.-
Cardiology .- Infective Endocarditis Misdiagnosed as Community-Acquired Pneumonia.- Cardiac Amyloidosis Misdiagnosed as Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance.- Metastatic Heart Cancer Misdiagnosed as Acute Myocardial Infarction.- Primary Cardiac Synovial Sarcoma Misdiagnosed as Tuberculoma.- Severe Eccentric Mitral Regurgitation Misdiagnosed as Severe Aortic Stenosis.-
Emergency Department .- A Case of Misdiagnosis of Hepatic Encephalopathy.- A Case of Misdiagnosis of Rhabdomyolysis.- Acute Coronary Syndrome Misdiagnosed as Anxiety.- Diabetic Neuropathy Misdiagnosed as Right Lower Limb Injury.- Multiple Sclerosis is Misdiagnosed as Migraine.-
Endocrinology .- Addison’s Disease along with Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis and Acute Renal Failure Misinterpreted as Peripheral Motor Neuropathy.-Hypopituitarism Secondary to Macroadenoma with Vomiting and Hyponatremia Misdiagnosed as Episodes of Gastritis/Esophagitis.- Hypothyroidism with Nephrotic Syndrome Misdiagnosed as Cardiac Failure.- Adrenal Insufficiency Misdiagnosed as Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH Secretion.- Pheochromocytoma Misdiagnosed as COVID-19.-
Gastroenterology .- Initial Misdiagnosis of Celiac Disease with Life-Threatening Presentation.- Misdiagnosis of Colorectal Cancer with Emphysematous Epididymo-orchitis as a Camouflage.- Misdiagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Due to Features Similar to Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis.- Small Bowel Carcinoma Misdiagnosed as Ileal Crohn’s Disease.- Foreign Body Ingestion Misdiagnosed as Irritable Bowel Syndrome.-
Gynecology .- Hydatidiform Mole Misdiagnosed as a Threatened Abortion.- Gestational Choriocarcinoma Misdiagnosed as Ovarian Ectopic Pregnancy.- Misdiagnosis of Mullerian Agenesis in a Patient with 46, XX Gonadal Dysgenesis.- Premature Ovarian Insufficiency: Misdiagnosed as a Case of Pregnancy in Nepal.- A Case of Forgotten Copper T (IUD): Misdiagnosed as a Case of Secondary Sterility Treated with Hormonal Treatment.-
Hematology .- Congenital Methemoglobinemia Misdiagnosed as Polycythemia Vera.- Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Misdiagnosed as Autoimmune Cytopenia.- Hemoglobin H Disease and Vitamin B 12 Deficiency Misdiagnosed as Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura.- Hepatoerythropoietic Porphyria Misdiagnosed as Child Abuse.- Hereditary Spherocytosis Misdiagnosed as Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency.- Inherited Thrombocytopenia Misdiagnosed as Myelodysplastic Syndrome.-
Infectious Diseases .- Hematogenous Disseminated Tuberculosis Misdiagnosed as Metastatic Lung Cancer.- Severe Abdominal Sepsis Misdiagnosed as Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.- Syphilitic Uveitis Misdiagnosed as Viral Retinitis.- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Misdiagnosed as Pharyngitis.- Early Lyme Disease Misdiagnosed as Influenza.-
Nephrology .- Apolipoprotein C-II Amyloidosis Misdiagnosed as Light Chain Amyloidosis.- Phyllodes Tumor Misdiagnosed as Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy and a Cyst.- Large Calcified Renal Artery Aneurysm Misdiagnosed as Intrapelvic Calculus.- Anastomosing Hemangioma Misdiagnosed as Renal Cell CA.- Urethritis Associated Hematuria Misdiagnosed as C1q Nephropathy.- Primary Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of Renal Pelvis Misdiagnosed as Calculus Pyonephrosis.- Kidney Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor Misdiagnosed as a Metastatic Malignancy.-
Neurology .- Guillain-Barre Syndrome Misdiagnosed as Posterior Circulation Stroke.- Stroke Misdiagnosed As Benign Positional Paroxysmal Vertigo.- Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis Misdiagnosed as Pyogenic Meningitis.- Cotard Syndrome Misdiagnosed as Major Depressive Disorder.-
Oncology .- Colonic Cancer Misdiagnosed As Hemorrhoids.- Malignant Melanoma Misdiagnosed as Diabetic Foot Ulcer.- Multiple Myeloma Misdiagnosed as Rheumatoid Arthritis.-
Psychiatry .- Bipolar Disorder Misdiagnosed as Major Depressive Disorder.- Schizoaffective Disorder Bipolar Type Misdiagnosed as Bipolar I with Psychotic Features.- Borderline Personality Disorder Misdiagnosed as Bipolar Disorder.- Generalized Anxiety Disorder Misdiagnosed as Non-Specific Physical Pain.-
Pulmonology .- Chronic Beryllium Disease Misdiagnosed as Sarcoidosis.-Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Misdiagnosed as Sputum Negative Tuberculosis.-
Rheumatology .- How to Differentiate Chronic Widespread Pain in Order to Reduce Misdiagnosis of Fibromyalgia.- Rheumatoid Arthritis Misdiagnosed as Gout.- Spondyloarthritis: Gender Based Symptomatology in Order to Reduce Misdiagnosis.-
Legal .- Legal Consequences of the Misdiagnosed Patient.-
An Editor’s Perspective .- Strategies to Avoid a Misdiagnosis.
Om författaren
Hassaan Tohid, MBBS California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology
Fairfield, CA USA
Larry G. Baratta MD, Ph D
Dean of Student Affairs
Chair & Professor of Integrated Clinical Medicine St. Martinus University Faculty of Medicine
Willemstad, Curacao
Howard Maibach, MD
University of California
San Francisco, CA USA
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