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Hickam’s Dictum: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum and Usher syndrome in a single patient

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2 Published in 2020 at "Ophthalmic Genetics"

DOI: 10.1080/13816810.2020.1790616

Abstract: ABSTRACT Background To report the case of a patient with two distinct genetic systemic diseases – pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) and Usher syndrome – confirmed by genetic testing. Materials and Methods Single Retrospective Case Report Results… read more here.

Keywords: genetic testing; single patient; hickam dictum; pseudoxanthoma elasticum ... See more keywords

Hickam’s dictum, Occam’s razor, and Crabtree’s bludgeon: a case of renal failure and a clavicular mass

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1 Published in 2021 at "Diagnosis"

DOI: 10.1515/dx-2020-0149

Abstract: Abstract Objectives Our discussant’s thoughtful consideration of the patient’s case allows for review of three maxims of medicine: Occam’s razor (the simplest diagnosis is the most likely to be correct), Hickam’s dictum (multiple disease entities… read more here.

Keywords: renal failure; hickam dictum; occam razor; case ... See more keywords

Occam’s razor and Hickam’s dictum: a dermatologic perspective

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1 Published in 2022 at "Diagnosis"

DOI: 10.1515/dx-2022-0093

Abstract: Abstract Diagnostic heuristics help ease the cognitive load in our day-to-day work. Occam’s razor or the rule of diagnostic parsimony is a diagnostic heuristic often applied in dermatology. Occam’s razor dictates that all things being… read more here.

Keywords: razor hickam; hickam dictum; occam razor;