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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Prior to its eradication, smallpox would need to be differentiated from other diseases that cause a vesicular rash and a fever | Prior to its eradication, the smallpox presentation would need to be differentiated from other diseases that cause a vesicular rash and a fever such as [[chickenpox]], [[herpes zoster]] and [[erythema multiforme]]. | ||
==Differentiating Smallpox from other Diseases== | ==Differentiating Smallpox from other Diseases== | ||
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*Infectious [[mononucleosis]] | *Infectious [[mononucleosis]] | ||
*Toxic [[ | *Toxic [[erythema]] | ||
*[[Rat-bite fever]] | *[[Rat-bite fever]] | ||
*[[Parvovirus]] | *[[Parvovirus B19]] | ||
*[[Cytomegalovirus]] | *[[Cytomegalovirus]] | ||
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*[[Rickettsialpox]] | *[[Rickettsialpox]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Poxvirus]]es | ||
*[[Meningitis]] | *[[Meningitis]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]
Overview
Prior to its eradication, the smallpox presentation would need to be differentiated from other diseases that cause a vesicular rash and a fever such as chickenpox, herpes zoster and erythema multiforme.
Differentiating Smallpox from other Diseases
- Insect bites
- Atypical measles
- Acute leukemia
- Secondary syphilis
- Infectious mononucleosis
- Toxic erythema
- Drug eruptions