Facial Pyoderma Gangrenosum: Overcoming Anchoring Bias

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Andrew Whittington
Department of Medical Education, Corpus Christi Medical Center

Ross Pearlman
Department of Dermatology, University of Mississippi Medical Center

Robert Brodell
Department of Dermatology, University of Mississippi Medical Center

Keywords

Bias, anchoring, diagnostic momentum, pyoderma gangrenosum, heuristics, dermatitis artefacta

Abstract

Abstract not available. 

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Jul 9, 2021
DOI https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.5.4.21

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Whittington, A. ., Pearlman, R., & Brodell, R. . (2021). Facial Pyoderma Gangrenosum: Overcoming Anchoring Bias. SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine, 5(4), 445–447. https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.5.4.21
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