A critical oversight: an irksome ailment became life-threatening after misdiagnosis.
Lewin
Jesse
J
Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Liang
Christine
C
Pomeranz
Miriam
M
D000368:Aged; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004485:Eczema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012532:Scabies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D007559:Ivermectin