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​Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Morphea
• Atrophoderma
• Eosinophilic fasciitis
• Granuloma annulare
• Hypertrophic scar
• Lichen sclerosus
• Necrobiosis lipoidica
• Nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy
• Porphyria cutanea tarda
• Scleroderma
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​Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Morton’s Neuroma
• Alcoholic neuropathy
• Diabetic neuropathy
• Gouty arthritis
• Nutritional neuropathy
• Osteoarthritis
• Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
• Toxic neuropathy
• Trauma (e.g., fracture)
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​Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Mucormycosis
• Infection of the site by other organisms (bacterial [including TB and leprosy], viral, fungal, or protozoan)
• Noninfectious tissue necrosis (e.g., neoplasia, vasculitis, degenerative) of the site
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​Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Menopause
• TB
• Pregnancy
• Polycystic ovary syndrome
• Pituitary tumors
• Ovarian neoplasm
• Ovarian abnormalities
• Hypothyroidism
• Hypothalamic dysfunction
• Asherman’s syndrome
• Adrenal abnormalities
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​Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Mesenteric Adenitis
• Viral syndrome
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
• Crohn’s disease
• Acute appendicitis (5% to 10% of patients admitted to hospitals with a diagnosis of appendicitis are discharged with a diagnosis of mesenteric adenitis)
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​Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Non Occlusive Mesenteric Ischemia 
• Septic shock
• Drug induced (cocaine, vasopressors, ergot alkaloid poisoning) 
• Cardiovascular disease resulting in low-flow states (congestive heart failure [CHF], cardiogenic shock, post cardiopulmonary bypass, dysrhythmias)
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​Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis
• Trauma (operative venous injury, abdominal trauma, post splenectomy)
• Other: CHF, renal failure, portal hypertension, decompression sickness
• Inflammatory conditions (pancreatitis, diverticulitis, appendicitis, cholangitis)
• Hypercoagulable states (protein C or S deficiency, antithrombin III deficiency, factor V Leyden, malignant neoplasm, polycythemia vera, sickle cell disease, homocystinemia, lupus anticoagulant, cardiolipin antibody)
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​Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome
• Other forms of diabetes (type 1)
• Other causes of weight gain or obesity (Cushing’s syndrome, hypothyroidism)
• Other causes of hypertension (Cushing’s syndrome, hyperaldosteronism)
• Other causes of hyperlipidemia (familial hyperlipidemia, hypothyroidism)
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