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Tale of a woman with stomatitis and response of health care system
Journal of LUMHS
  • Waris Qidwai, Aga Khan University
Publication Date
1-1-2005
Document Type
Article
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Abstract

A 55 year-old housewife presented to the Family Medicine Clinic due to recurrent oral ulcers for a year. She also had generalized itching, weakness, anorexia and abdominal distension after meals. She had visited several practitioners including family physicians and sub-specialists but a diagnosis was not reached. She was diagnosed to have Lichen Planus and Hepatitis C at family practice clinic. Since a health care system does not properly exist, patients seek treatment from sub-specialists without first consulting a primary care practitioner. This report identifies a failure in health care system and it is also recommended that all patients should be first seen by a primary care practitioner.

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Waris Qidwai. "Tale of a woman with stomatitis and response of health care system" Journal of LUMHS (2005) p. 72 - 73
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/waris_qidwai/86/