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Published on: March 21, 2024

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Leprosy

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Leprosy
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Cutaneous leishmaniasis
• Fungal infections
• Lymphomatoid granulomatosis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Sarcoidosis
• Systemic lupus erythematosus

Published on: March 21, 2024

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Leptomeningeal Lesions

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Leptomeningeal Lesions
• Bacterial or viral meningitis
• Fungal infections (e.g., Cryptococcus)
• Histiocytosis
• Lyme disease
• Metastases
• Multiple sclerosis
• Neurocysticercosis
• Rheumatoid nodules
• Sarcoidosis
• Tuberculosis
• Vasculitis
• Wegener’s granulomatosis

Published on: March 21, 2024

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Leptospirosis

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Leptospirosis
• Bacterial meningitis
• Influenza
• Legionnaire’s disease
• Viral hepatitis

Published on: March 21, 2024

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Leukocoria

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Leukocoria
• Cataract
• Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy
• Retinal detachment
• Retinal telangiectasia
• Retinoblastoma
• Retrolenticular vascularized membrane

Published on: March 20, 2024

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Korsakoff’s Psychosis

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Korsakoff’s Psychosis
• Stroke affecting the temporal lobes or hippocampus
• Trauma affecting the temporal lobes or hippocampus
• Tumor affecting the temporal lobes or hippocampus
• Cerebral anoxia
• Transient global amnesia
• Dementing illness

Published on: March 20, 2024

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Labyrinthitis

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Labyrinthitis
• Acute labyrinthine ischemia (vascular insufficiency)
• Benign positional vertigo
• Cholesteatoma
• Drug induced
• Eighth nerve tumor
• Head trauma
• Labyrinthine fistula
• Meniere’s disease
• Other forms of labyrinthitis (bacterial and syphilitic)

Published on: March 20, 2024

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Lactose Intolerance

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Lactose Intolerance
• Bowel neoplasm
• Celiac disease
• Cystic fibrosis
• Diverticular disease
• Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
• Laxative abuse
• Nontropical and tropical sprue
• Pancreatic insufficiency
• Parasitic disease (e.g., giardiasis)
• Viral or bacterial infections

Published on: March 20, 2024

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
• Botulism
• Carcinomatous myopathies
• Guillain-Barré syndrome
• Myasthenia gravis
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Polymyositis
• Primary myopathies

Published on: March 20, 2024

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Laryngeal Cancer

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Laryngeal Cancer
• Allergic and nonallergic rhinosinusitis
• Gastroesophageal reflux
• Laryngeal papilloma
• Laryngitis
• Tracheomalacia
• Vocal cord paralysis secondary to a neurologic condition or secondary to entrapment of the recurrent laryngeal nerve caused by mediastinal compression
• Voice abuse leading to hoarseness

Published on: March 20, 2024

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Laryngitis

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Laryngitis
YOUNG CHILDREN WITH SIGNS OF AIRWAY
OBSTRUCTION
• Supraglottitis (epiglottitis)
• Laryngotracheobronchitis
• Tracheitis
• Foreign body aspiration
ADULTS WITH PERSISTENT HOARSENESS
• Allergic and nonallergic rhinosinusitis
• Gastroesophageal reflux
• Voice abuse leading to hoarseness
• Laryngeal papilloma
• Laryngeal carcinoma
• Vocal cord paralysis secondary to a neurologic condition or
secondary to entrapment of the recurrent laryngeal nerve caused
by mediastinal compression