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==Differentiating Staphylococcus aureus infection from other diseases== | ==Differentiating Staphylococcus aureus infection from other diseases== | ||
* The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal blepharitis''': | * The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal blepharitis''':<ref>{{cite web | title = DXplain | url = http://www.mghlcs.org/projects/dxplain }}</ref> | ||
:* Nonulcerative [[blepharitis]] | :* Nonulcerative [[blepharitis]] | ||
:* [[Periorbital cellulitis]] | :* [[Periorbital cellulitis]] | ||
:* [[Chalazion]] | :* [[Chalazion]] | ||
:* External [[hordeolum]] | :* External [[hordeolum]] | ||
:* [[Diphtheritic]] [[conjunctivitis]] | :* [[Diphtheria|Diphtheritic]] [[conjunctivitis]] | ||
:* [[Tularemic]] [[conjunctivitis]] | :* [[Tularemia|Tularemic]] [[conjunctivitis]] | ||
:* Adult [[gonococcal conjunctivitis]] | :* Adult [[gonococcal conjunctivitis]] | ||
:* | :* [[Vernal conjunctivitis]] | ||
* The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal food poisoning''': | * The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal food poisoning''':<ref>{{cite web | title = DXplain | url = http://www.mghlcs.org/projects/dxplain }}</ref> | ||
:* Acute [[mesenteric vascular insufficiency]] | :* Acute [[mesenteric vascular insufficiency]] | ||
:* [[Salmonella]] [[food poisoning]] | :* [[Salmonella]] [[food poisoning]] | ||
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:* [[Viral gastroenteritis]] | :* [[Viral gastroenteritis]] | ||
* The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal colitis''': | * The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal colitis''':<ref>{{cite web | title = DXplain | url = http://www.mghlcs.org/projects/dxplain }}</ref> | ||
:* [[Ricin]] poisoning | :* [[Ricin]] poisoning | ||
:* Cytotoxic [[Escherichia coli]] | :* Cytotoxic [[Escherichia coli]] | ||
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:* [[Cholera]] | :* [[Cholera]] | ||
* The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal pneumonia''': | * The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal pneumonia''':<ref>{{cite web | title = DXplain | url = http://www.mghlcs.org/projects/dxplain }}</ref> | ||
:* [[Pneumococcal pneumonia]] | :* [[Pneumococcal pneumonia]] | ||
:* [[Haemophilus influenza]] pneumonia | :* [[Haemophilus influenza]] [[pneumonia]] | ||
:* [[Klebsiella]] pneumonia | :* [[Klebsiella]] [[pneumonia]] | ||
:* [[Streptococcal]] pneumonia | :* [[Streptococcal]] [[pneumonia]] | ||
:* [[Lung abscess]] | :* [[Lung abscess]] | ||
:* [[Pulmonary embolism]] | :* [[Pulmonary embolism]] | ||
:* [[Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung]] | :* [[Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung]] | ||
* The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome''': | * The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome''':<ref>{{cite web | title = DXplain | url = http://www.mghlcs.org/projects/dxplain }}</ref> | ||
:* Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome ([[Kawasaki disease]]) | :* [[Kawasaki disease|Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome]] ([[Kawasaki disease]]) | ||
:* [[Scarlet fever]] | :* [[Scarlet fever]] | ||
:* [[Septic shock]] | :* [[Septic shock]] | ||
:* Acute [[ | :* Acute necrotizing [[pancreatitis]] | ||
:* Icterohemorrhagic [[leptospirosis]] | :* Icterohemorrhagic [[leptospirosis]] | ||
:* [[Toxic epidermal necrolysis]] | :* [[Toxic epidermal necrolysis]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:22, 8 August 2015
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Differentiating Staphylococcus aureus infection from other diseases
- The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of Staphylococcal blepharitis:[1]
- Nonulcerative blepharitis
- Periorbital cellulitis
- Chalazion
- External hordeolum
- Diphtheritic conjunctivitis
- Tularemic conjunctivitis
- Adult gonococcal conjunctivitis
- Vernal conjunctivitis
- The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of Staphylococcal food poisoning:[2]
- The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of Staphylococcal colitis:[3]
- Ricin poisoning
- Cytotoxic Escherichia coli
- Shigellosis
- Acute pseudomembranous enterocolitis
- Cholera
- The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of Staphylococcal pneumonia:[4]
- The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome:[5]
- Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (Kawasaki disease)
- Scarlet fever
- Septic shock
- Acute necrotizing pancreatitis
- Icterohemorrhagic leptospirosis
- Toxic epidermal necrolysis