Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Cholestasis
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Cholestasis • α1-Antitrypsin deficiency • Viral hepatitis • Total parenteral nutrition • Sarcoid • Primary sclerosing cholangitis • Primary sclerosing cholangitis • Primary biliary cirrhosis • Postoperative •
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Chorea
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Chorea • Wilson’s disease • Vitamin B12 deficiency • Thyroid disorder (hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism) • Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) • Mercury poisoning • Medications (e.g., neuroleptics, tricyclics,
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Choreoathetosis
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Choreoathetosis29 SYSTEMIC DISEASES • Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) • Polycythemia • Thyrotoxicosis • Rheumatic fever • Cirrhosis of the liver (acquired hepatocerebral degeneration) • Diabetes mellitus (
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome • Autoimmune diseases: systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), myasthenia gravis, multiple sclerosis, thyroiditis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) • Endocrine abnormalities: hypothyroidism, hyp
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy(CIDP)
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) • Mononeuritis multiplex • Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, plasma cell dyscrasia, osteosclerotic myeloma, and HIV infection are not
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) • Asthma • Bronchiectasis • Congestive heart failure (CHF) • Cystic fibrosis • Hypothyroidism • Neoplasm • Pulmonary embolism • Respiratory infections • Sleep apne
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Churg-Strauss Syndrome
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Churg-Strauss Syndrome • Wegener’s granulomatosis • Sarcoidosis • Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) • Polyarteritis nodosa • Loeffler’s syndrome • Leukocytoclastic vasculitis • Henoch-Schönlein purpura • Allergic bro
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Chylothorax
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Chylothorax • Congenital • Esophagectomy, pneumonectomy • Lymphangitis, mediastinitis • Mediastinal tumor resection • Neoplasms (lymphoma; carcinoma of esophagus, lung; mediastinal malignant neoplasms) • Post
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Cicatricial Pemphigoid
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Cicatricial Pemphigoid • Stevens-Johnson’s syndrome • Pemphigus • Linear IgA dermatosis • Herpes simplex, herpes zoster • Erythema multiforme • Dermatitis herpetiformis • Bullous pemphigoid
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis • Drug-induced cholestasis • Other etiologies of chronic liver disease and cirrhosis: alcoholic cirrhosis, viral hepatitis (chronic), primary sclerosing cholangitis, autoimmune chro
