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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Celiac Disease
• Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
• Intestinal parasitic infestations
• Laxative abuse
• Other: irritable bowel syndrome, tropical sprue, chronic pancreatitis, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, cystic fibrosis (children), lymphoma, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, short bowel syndrome, Whipple’s disease
• Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
• Intestinal parasitic infestations
• Laxative abuse
• Other: irritable bowel syndrome, tropical sprue, chronic pancreatitis, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, cystic fibrosis (children), lymphoma, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, short bowel syndrome, Whipple’s disease
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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Cellulitis
• Thrombophlebitis
• Septic arthritis
• Psoriasis
• Pseudogout
• Peripheral vascular insufficiency
• Paget’s disease of the breast
• Osteomyelitis
• Lymphedema
• Insect bite
• Erythrasma
• DVT
• Candida intertrigo
• Acute gout
• Thrombophlebitis
• Septic arthritis
• Psoriasis
• Pseudogout
• Peripheral vascular insufficiency
• Paget’s disease of the breast
• Osteomyelitis
• Lymphedema
• Insect bite
• Erythrasma
• DVT
• Candida intertrigo
• Acute gout
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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Cerebral Infarction Secondary to Inherited Disorders
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Cerebral Infarction Secondary to Inherited Disorders
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
• Fabry’s disease
• Homocystinuria
• Marfan syndrome
• Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
• Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
• Fabry’s disease
• Homocystinuria
• Marfan syndrome
• Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
• Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome
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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Ishcemic Cerebrovascular Disease
VASCULAR DISORDERS
• Large-vessel atherothrombotic disease
• Lacunar disease
• Arterial-to-arterial embolization
• Carotid or vertebral artery dissection
• Fibromuscular dysplasia
• Migraine
• Venous thrombosis
• Radiation
• Complications of arteriography
• Multiple, progressive intracranial arterial occlusions
INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS
• Giant cell arteritis
• Polyarteritis nodosa
• Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
• Granulomatous angiitis
• Takayasu’s disease
• Arteritis associated with amphetamine, cocaine, or
phenylpropanolamine
• Syphilis, mucormycosis
• Sjögren’s syndrome
• Behçet’s syndrome
CARDIAC DISORDERS
• Rheumatic heart disease
• Mural thrombus
• Arrhythmias
• Mitral valve prolapse
• Prosthetic heart valve
• Endocarditis
• Myxoma
• Paradoxical embolus
HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS
• Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
• Sickle cell disease
• Hypercoagulable states
• Polycythemia
• Thrombocytosis
• Leukocytosis
• Lupus anticoagulant
VASCULAR DISORDERS
• Large-vessel atherothrombotic disease
• Lacunar disease
• Arterial-to-arterial embolization
• Carotid or vertebral artery dissection
• Fibromuscular dysplasia
• Migraine
• Venous thrombosis
• Radiation
• Complications of arteriography
• Multiple, progressive intracranial arterial occlusions
INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS
• Giant cell arteritis
• Polyarteritis nodosa
• Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
• Granulomatous angiitis
• Takayasu’s disease
• Arteritis associated with amphetamine, cocaine, or
phenylpropanolamine
• Syphilis, mucormycosis
• Sjögren’s syndrome
• Behçet’s syndrome
CARDIAC DISORDERS
• Rheumatic heart disease
• Mural thrombus
• Arrhythmias
• Mitral valve prolapse
• Prosthetic heart valve
• Endocarditis
• Myxoma
• Paradoxical embolus
HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS
• Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
• Sickle cell disease
• Hypercoagulable states
• Polycythemia
• Thrombocytosis
• Leukocytosis
• Lupus anticoagulant
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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer
• Prolapsed uterine fibroid
• Preinvasive cervical lesions
• Neoplasia metastatic from a separate primary
• Cervical polyp
• Prolapsed uterine fibroid
• Preinvasive cervical lesions
• Neoplasia metastatic from a separate primary
• Cervical polyp
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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Cervical Disk Disease
• Rotator cuff tendinitis
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Thoracic outlet syndrome
• Brachial neuritis
• Rotator cuff tendinitis
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Thoracic outlet syndrome
• Brachial neuritis
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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Cervical Dysplasia
• Adenocarcinoma in situ
• Condyloma
• Glandular epithelial abnormalities
• Hyperkeratosis
• Metaplasia
• Metastatic tumor involvement of the cervix
• Microinvasive carcinoma
• Adenocarcinoma in situ
• Condyloma
• Glandular epithelial abnormalities
• Hyperkeratosis
• Metaplasia
• Metastatic tumor involvement of the cervix
• Microinvasive carcinoma
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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Cervical Polyp
• Squamous papilloma
• Sarcoma
• Retained products of conception
• Prolapsed myoma
• Endometrial polyp
• Cervical malignant neoplasm
• Squamous papilloma
• Sarcoma
• Retained products of conception
• Prolapsed myoma
• Endometrial polyp
• Cervical malignant neoplasm
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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Cervicitis
• Cervical metaplasia
• Cervical erosion
• Carcinoma of the cervix
• Cervical metaplasia
• Cervical erosion
• Carcinoma of the cervix
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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Chagas’ Disease
• Acute disease: early African trypanosomiasis, New World cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
• Chronic disease: idiopathic cardiomyopathy, idiopathic achalasia, congenital or acquired megacolon
• Acute disease: early African trypanosomiasis, New World cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
• Chronic disease: idiopathic cardiomyopathy, idiopathic achalasia, congenital or acquired megacolon
