Differential diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis
-tropical splenomegaly syndrome -leukemia -lymphoma -histoplasmosis -tuberculosis -malaria -brucellosis -infectious mononucleosis -typhoid fever / enteric fever -african trypnasomiasis / sleeping sickness
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Differential diagnosis of leg ulcers
-calciphylaxis -venous insufficiency -stasis dermatitis due to venous insufficiency -fungal infection -leishmaniasis -tertiary syphilis -dracunculiasis -amebiasis -erythema induratum -cryoglobulinemia -cholesterol emboli -sickle cell anemia -underlying skin cancer -pyoderma gangrenosum -Felty’s syndrome -rheumatoid arthritis -vasculitis -thromboangiitis obliterans -pressure ulcer -trauma -bacterial pyoderma / infected wound or bite -diabetic neuropathy -arterial insufficiency Differential diagnosis of Legionnaire’s disease
-pleurodynia / coxsackievirus -myocardial infarction -aspiration pneumonia -pulmonary embolism -infectious pneumoniae Differential diagnosis of lead Poisoning
-iron deficiency anemia -learning disability -hypoglycemia -alcohol withdrawal -alcoholism -migraine -carbon monoxide poisoning -porphyria -iron toxicity -gastritis Differential diagnosis of laryngeal tumor
-laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma -laryngeal leukoplakia -laryngeal granulomas -laryngeal papillomas -vocal cord polyps -vocal cord nodules Differential diagnosis of large kidneys
-diabetes mellitus -bilateral hydronephrosis -lymphoma -scleroderma -amyloidosis -HIV associated nephropathy -polycystic kidney disease Differential diagnosis of lactic acidosis
-idiopathic -tissue hypoxia such as septic shock, hemorrhagic shock, cardiogenic shock, carbon monoxide poisoning, cyanide poisoning, seizures -renal failure -hepatic failure -diabetes due to the use of metformin -intestinal ischemia -infection -ketoacidosis -lymphoma -leukemia -AIDS -drugs such as isoniazid, salicylates, methanol, ethanol Differential diagnosis of the causes of lactase deficiency
-malnutrition -idiopathic -short bowel syndrome -giardiasis -viral gastroenteritis -celiac sprue -Crohn’s disease Differential diagnosis of lactase deficiency
-inflammatory bowel disease -irritable bowel syndrome -malabsorption such as celiac sprue or pancreatic insufficiency -laxative abuse -caffeine or alcohol abuse -parasite infection such as giardiasis |
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