Open AccessA case of availability bias for COVID‐19 causing scrub typhus diagnostic errors
Author(s) -
Ihara Shiichi,
Shikino Kiyoshi,
Ikusaka Masatomi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of general and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2189-7948
DOI - 10.1002/jgf2.474
Subject(s) - medicine , scrub typhus , maculopapular rash , eschar , rash , outpatient clinic , physical examination , trunk , dermatology , surgery , pathology , ecology , biology
Although patients with scrub typhus develop a maculopapular rash all over the body, patients with COVID‐19 may also show a similar rash. At the first visit, we did not fully inspect his trunk and extremities under his clothes. Although scrub typhus and COVID‐19 have some similar symptoms, an eschar is a characteristic symptom of the former, and careful inspection is important to distinguish between the diseases.