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Higher rates of misdiagnosis in pediatric patients versus adults hospitalized with imported malaria.
April 15, 2016
Goldman-Yassen AE, Mony VK, Arguin PM, et al. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2016;32(4):227-231.
This retrospective single center study found that more than 40% of pediatric patients with malaria were initially misdiagnosed, compared to only 13% of adult patients with malaria. One potential reason for these diagnostic errors was that children were much more likely to present with prominent abdominal symptoms.
