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Conditions that must be considered in the differential diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Mahshid Mir, M.D. [2]

Differential Diagnosis
DDx Alphabetic Order
A B
C D
E F
G H
I J
K L
M N
O P
Q R
S T
U V
W X
Y Z


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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3] Mahshid Mir, M.D. [4]

Differential Diagnosis
DDx Alphabetic Order
A B
C D
E F
G H
I J
K L
M N
O P
Q R
S T
U V
W X
Y Z


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  1. Pneumococcal pneumonia
  2. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
  3. Pulmonary embolism
  4. Streptococcal pneumonia
  5. Viral pneumonia

Distinctive features of Legionnaires' disease

Signs and symptoms

  • Adult respiratory distress syndrome
  • Bronchial breath sounds
  • Dry cough
  • High grade fever
  • Progressive dyspnea

Laboratory abnormalities

  • Alveolar consolidation on chest radiograph
  • Lobar consolidation on chest radiograph
  • Legionella urinary antigen positive

Distinctive features of Acute interstitial pneumonia

Signs and symptoms

  • Adult respiratory distress syndrome
  • Dry cough
  • Progressive dyspnea

Laboratory abnormalities

  • Disseminated consolidation on chest radiograph
  • Interstitial infiltrate on chest radiograph
  • Increased uptake on Gallium scan

Distinctive features of Mycoplasma pneumonia

Signs and symptoms

  • Bronchial breath sounds
  • Dry cough
  • Pleuritic hest pain
  • Tympanic membrane: inflammation
  • Tympanic membrane: opaque
  • Tympanic membrane: hypomobile

Laboratory abnormalities

  • Lymphocytosis
  • Cold agglutinins positive
  • Alveolar consolidation on chest radiograph
  • Interstitial infiltrate on chest radiograph
  • Lobar consolidation on chest radiograph