A pitfall of cognitive bias during the pandemic: Two cases of Plasmodium falciparum malaria coinfected or misdiagnosed with COVID-19

Haruki Mito; Ryota Hase; Hideki Ueda; Nobuaki Tsuyama; Motoki Fujii; Naoya Matsuda; Emiri Muranaka; Takashi Kurita; Yudai Yano

doi:10.1016/j.jiac.2023.05.016

A pitfall of cognitive bias during the pandemic: Two cases of Plasmodium falciparum malaria coinfected or misdiagnosed with COVID-19

Haruki Mito
, Ryota Hase
, Hideki Ueda
, Nobuaki Tsuyama
, Motoki Fujii
, Naoya Matsuda
, Emiri Muranaka
, Takashi Kurita
, Yudai Yano

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We report two the cases of patients with imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria during the COVID-19 pandemic. One was coinfected with COVID-19 and the other was misdiagnosed with COVID-19; either way, the diagnosis of malaria was delayed. These cases suggest that physicians should beware of cognitive biases during pandemics and carefully evaluate febrile patients. Malaria should be considered in any febrile patient returning from a malaria-endemic area.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	916-918
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
Volume	29
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiac.2023.05.016
Publication status	Published - 09-2023
Externally published	Yes

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