How to Use misdiagnose in a Sentence

misdiagnose

verb
  • That means one in four patients might be misdiagnosed!
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
  • A lot of times it's misdiagnosed or diagnosed at a very late stage.
    — Josh Sanders, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • But in the early days of the virus, it was often misdiagnosed.
    — Gillian Telling, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • As a result, docs may be more likely to misdiagnose your eczema.
    — Lynya Floyd, SELF, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Batten was informed that he was misdiagnosed and didn't have a brain tumor.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
  • Miller also pointed out that a check-up with a healthcare provider helps make sure that you haven’t been misdiagnosed with eczema.
    — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 3 July 2024
  • At the same time, provider bias can lead doctors to under-treat or misdiagnose their larger patients in all sorts of ways.
    — Virginia Sole-Smith, Good Housekeeping, 26 July 2021
  • His issue dates back to a fracture in his ankle last season that was initially misdiagnosed as a sprain.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2024
  • As a result, some cases of Raynaud’s may have been missed while others might have been misdiagnosed.
    — Barbara Mantel, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Far too often, symptoms such as fatigue, swelling, shortness of breath and nerve pain are misdiagnosed or dismissed.
    — Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Far too often, symptoms such as fatigue, swelling, shortness of breath, and nerve pain are misdiagnosed or dismissed.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
  • West went to the hospital two days later and was misdiagnosed with cellulitis.
    — Escher Walcott, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • And researchers think that lack of guidance has led to about two-thirds of people with dementia being misdiagnosed.
    — Amy Isler, Rn, Msn, Csn, Verywell Health, 16 July 2024
  • At the hospital, Paige was initially misdiagnosed with pink eye and strep throat.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Lyme can be difficult to diagnose and to treat and is often misdiagnosed at first.
    — Bram Sable-Smith, NPR, 27 June 2026
  • Michels said visual snow is often misdiagnosed as either just migraines or just a visual problem.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 19 Mar. 2023
  • So workers who do seek medical help often get misdiagnosed.
    — Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 18 May 2026
  • But researchers fear the infection has been overlooked or misdiagnosed, since physicians haven’t had a reason to check for it.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
  • This is, in large part, due to the symptoms of endometriosis, which can be misdiagnosed for other conditions.
    — Kristen Fischer, Health, 4 Mar. 2025
  • However, some women present with symptoms like Adams, but are misdiagnosed for years.
    — Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Perhaps you have been misdiagnosed, or your diet is worsening your symptoms.
    — Karen Pallarito, Health, 6 July 2023
  • His condition was misdiagnosed at first.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Vet staff misdiagnose and ignore fractures.
    — Michael Wagner, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Being that rare means the condition can often be overlooked or misdiagnosed, which means many are only found at later stages.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
  • For as long as medicine has been practiced, women’s health concerns have been minimized, misdiagnosed or dismissed.
    — Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Physicians who are not familiar with the disease may misdiagnose these patients or fail to consider it.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
  • And there is evidence that some girls and women are misdiagnosed—or missed altogether.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Just because people who cover the sport brutally misdiagnosed them is no reason to punish them.
    — The Athletic College Football, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Her mother’s symptoms were first dismissed and misdiagnosed by doctors as mental health issues.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
  • This is the moment many families misdiagnose the problem.
    — Kris Putnam-Walkerly, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026

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