Image challenge: Beware of diagnostic anchoring – An offshore vessel welding inspector with eosinophilia and a cough productive of ‘worms’

A 38-year old male was referred from an Acute Medical Unit to a regional Tropical Infectious Disease Unit with a seven-week history of dyspnoea, wheeze and cough reportedly productive of worms. The patient had taken photographs of the expectorated substance which allowed macroscopic examination by a...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Watson, Hugh Adler, Tom Wingfield
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Elsevier 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d4af37b2292a4c4eaaf658789a221147
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