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Acute pneumonia itself is a mild flu-like illness that needs to be differentiated from a number of other fungal/bacterial disorders. These disorders have overlapping signs & symptoms that often need detailed History, Physical examination and serological tests to pin-point the diagnosis. It can be often misinterpreted as community acquired pneumonia. | Acute pneumonia itself is a mild flu-like illness that needs to be differentiated from a number of other fungal/bacterial disorders. These disorders have overlapping signs & symptoms that often need detailed History, Physical examination and serological tests to pin-point the diagnosis. It can be often misinterpreted as community acquired pneumonia. | ||
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* [[Sporotrichosis]] | * [[Sporotrichosis]] | ||
==Bacterial== | ====Bacterial==== | ||
* [[Anthrax]] | * [[Anthrax]] | ||
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* [[Cat scratch fever]] | * [[Cat scratch fever]] | ||
==Viral== | ====Viral==== | ||
* [[Chickenpox]] | * [[Chickenpox]] | ||
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==Chronic and disseminated disease== | |||
Chronic blastomycosis may be initially confused with a malignancy or tuberculosis. While spread to other areas may be confused with malignancy as well. Skin lesions are often misdiagnosed as pyoderma gangreosum or keratoacanthoma. Therefore, a high index of suspicion is needed on the part of physician to diagnose blastomycosis. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: ; Vidit Bhargava, M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Acute pneumonia itself is a mild flu-like illness that needs to be differentiated from a number of other fungal/bacterial disorders. These disorders have overlapping signs & symptoms that often need detailed History, Physical examination and serological tests to pin-point the diagnosis. It can be often misinterpreted as community acquired pneumonia.
Fungal
Bacterial
- Anthrax
- Legionella
- Listeriosis
- Brucellosis
- Tuberculosis
- Scrub typhus
- Leptospirosis
- Cat scratch fever
Viral
- Chickenpox
- Herpes(Prodrome)
- Influenza
- Parainfluenza
- HIV -1/-2
- Coxsackie B virus
- Hepatits
- Cytomegalovirus
- Eastern equine encephalitis virus
- Venezuelan equine encephalitis
- Coronavirus
- California Encephalitis virus
Chronic and disseminated disease
Chronic blastomycosis may be initially confused with a malignancy or tuberculosis. While spread to other areas may be confused with malignancy as well. Skin lesions are often misdiagnosed as pyoderma gangreosum or keratoacanthoma. Therefore, a high index of suspicion is needed on the part of physician to diagnose blastomycosis.