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:* [[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''': | ||
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* 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''': | ||
:* [[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]] | ||
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* 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''': | ||
:* 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]] | ||
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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:
- 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:
- The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of Staphylococcal colitis:
- Ricin poisoning
- Cytotoxic Escherichia coli
- Shigellosis
- Acute pseudomembranous enterocolitis
- 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 toxic shock syndrome:
- Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (Kawasaki disease)
- Scarlet fever
- Septic shock
- Acute necrotizing pancreatitis
- Icterohemorrhagic leptospirosis
- Toxic epidermal necrolysis