COVID Blindness: Delayed Diagnosis of Aseptic Meningitis in the COVID-19 Era

Harada, Taku and Watari, Takashi and Miyagami, Taiju and Watanuki, Satoshi and Shimzu, Taro and Hiroshige, Juichi (2020) COVID Blindness: Delayed Diagnosis of Aseptic Meningitis in the COVID-19 Era. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 7 (11). pp. 1-3. ISSN ISSN: 2284-2594

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Abstract

Diagnostic errors are a serious problem in healthcare. The diagnostic process is highly susceptible to cognitive bias and the current COVID-19 pandemic may cause normally accurate healthcare workers to make incorrect decisions. We report a case of aseptic meningitis that required five healthcare visits before it was correctly diagnosed. This case highlights the risk of anchoring bias and the importance of carefully assessing diagnostic processes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: COVID-19, COVID blindness, diagnostic error
Subjects: 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate
600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici)
600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale)
Depositing User: Marina Spanti
Date Deposited: 15 Dec 2021 14:01
Last Modified: 15 Dec 2021 14:01
URI: http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/21032

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