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ESPINOSA BRITO, Alfredo. The Syndrome of No One Knows What the Patient Has. Medisur [online]. 2016, vol.14, n.3, pp. 262-268. ISSN 1727-897X.

This paper presents a series of considerations on the syndrome known as no one knows what the patient has, a phrase ingeniously coined at the University General Hospital of Cienfuegos to refer to those patients whose underlying condition cannot be clearly established despite countless efforts of all sorts: application of clinical methods, investigations, continuous diagnostic discussions, and consultations with the most diverse specialists. This represents a stressful situation for patients, relatives, and medical staff, with a significant impact not only on the health care setting, but also on administrative, social, ethical, and possibly legal spheres.

Palabras clave : diagnosis; underlying cause of death; cause of death; multiple cause of death.

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