Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Basophilia
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Basophilia • Post splenectomy • Polycythemia vera • Myxedema • Myeloid metaplasia • Leukemia • Inflammatory processes • Hodgkin’s lymphoma • Hemolytic anemia
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Becker’s Nevus
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Becker’s Nevus • Postinflammatory pigmentation • Nevus spilus • Melanoma • Congenital melanocytic nevus • Café au lait macule
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Behçet’s Syndrome
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Behçet’s Syndrome • Ulcerative colitis • Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) • Sweet’s syndrome • Reiter’s syndrome • Pemphigoid • Lichen planus • Hypereosinophilic syndrome • Herpes simplex infection • Crohn
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Bell’s Palsy
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Bell’s Palsy • Sarcoidosis • Other: Guillain-Barré syndrome, carcinomatous or leukemic meningitis, leprosy, Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome • Neoplasms affecting the base of the skull or the parotid gland • Mu
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Dilated Bile Duct
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Dilated Bile Duct • Unsuspected bile duct stone • Sphincter of Oddi stenosis • Previous bile duct injury • Post cholecystectomy • Occult bile duct stricture • Normal variant • Extrinsic compression of the b
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder • Secondary manias caused by medical disorder (e.g., renal disease, AIDS, stroke, digoxin toxicity) are frequent. • Onset of mania after the age of 40 years is suggestive of secondary mania.
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Arachnids Bites and Stings
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of ArachnidsBites and Stings • Urticaria • Tularemia • Tick-borne relapsing fever • Tick paralysis • Rocky Mountain spotted fever • Other tick-borne illnesses • Ehrlichiosis • Community-acquired cutaneous meth
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Septic Arthritis
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Septic Arthritis • Viral arthritides • Trauma • Spondyloarthropathies such as Reiter’s syndrome • Septic bursitis • Rheumatic fever • Pseudogout • Osteomyelitis • Hemarthrosis • Gout • Adult or juvenile rhe
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Asbestosis
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Asbestosis • Silicosis • Siderosis, other pneumoconioses • Lung cancer • Atelectasis
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Aspergillosis
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Aspergillosis • Tuberculosis • Sarcoidosis • Lung abscess • Eosinophilic pneumonia • Cystic fibrosis • Carcinoma of the lung • Bronchiectasis
