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==Overview==
==Overview==
 
Trichinosis must be differentiated from influenza virus, salmonella, shigella, eosinophilia-myalgia syndromes, tissular parasitosis, glomerulonephritis, serum sickness, infectious meningitis and encephalitis, leptospirosis, bacterial endocarditis and typhus exanthematicus.<ref>FAO/WHO/OIE Guidelines for the surveillance, management, prevention and control of trichinellosis. FAO (2007). http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/61e00fb1-87e8-5b89-8be1-50481e43eed1/ Accessed on January 28, 2016  </ref>


==Differentiating Paracoccidioidomycosis from other Diseases==
==Differentiating Paracoccidioidomycosis from other Diseases==
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| style="width: 120px;font-weight: bold;background: #DCDCDC" | Influenza virus
| style="width: 120px;font-weight: bold;background: #DCDCDC" | *Influenza virus
| style="background: #F5F5F5; text-align:center" | High fever + myalgia
| style="background: #F5F5F5; text-align:center" | High fever + myalgia
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| style="width: 120px;font-weight: bold;background: #DCDCDC" | Salmonella  
| style="width: 120px;font-weight: bold;background: #DCDCDC" | (Salmonella  
Shigella
*Shigella
| style="background: #F5F5F5; text-align:center" | Protracted diarrhoea
| style="background: #F5F5F5; text-align:center" | Protracted diarrhoea
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| style="width: 120px;font-weight: bold;background: #DCDCDC" | Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndromes:
| style="width: 120px;font-weight: bold;background: #DCDCDC" | *Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndromes:
Toxic Oil Syndrome
**Toxic Oil Syndrome


Tryptophan Intake
**Tryptophan Intake


Eosinophilic Fasciitis
**Eosinophilic Fasciitis
| style="background: #F5F5F5; text-align:center" | Eosinophilia + myalgia + inflammatory response
| style="background: #F5F5F5; text-align:center" | Eosinophilia + myalgia + inflammatory response
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| style="width: 120px;font-weight: bold;background: #DCDCDC" | Fascioliasis  
| style="width: 120px;font-weight: bold;background: #DCDCDC" | *Fascioliasis  
'''Toxocariasis'''
**Toxocariasis


Invasive Schistosomiasis
Invasive Schistosomiasis
| style="background: #F5F5F5; text-align:center" | Eosinophilia + fever
| style="background: #F5F5F5; text-align:center" | Eosinophilia + fever
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| style="width: 120px;font-weight: bold;background: #DCDCDC" | Glomerulonephritis   
| style="width: 120px;font-weight: bold;background: #DCDCDC" | *Glomerulonephritis   
Serum Sickness  
*Serum Sickness  


Allergic reactions to drugs or allergens Polymyositis  
*Allergic reactions to drugs or allergens Polymyositis  


Dermatomyositis  
*Dermatomyositis  


Periarteritis Nodosa
*Periarteritis Nodosa
| style="background: #F5F5F5; text-align:center" | Periorbital or facial edema + fever
| style="background: #F5F5F5; text-align:center" | Periorbital or facial edema + fever
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| style="width: 120px;font-weight: bold;background: #DCDCDC" | Infectious Meningitis  
| style="width: 120px;font-weight: bold;background: #DCDCDC" | *Infectious Meningitis  
Encephalitis
*Encephalitis
| style="background: #F5F5F5; text-align:center" | Intense headaches + stiff neck + confusion + drowsiness + irritability + neurological symptoms
| style="background: #F5F5F5; text-align:center" | Intense headaches + stiff neck + confusion + drowsiness + irritability + neurological symptoms
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| style="width: 120px;font-weight: bold;background: #DCDCDC" | Leptospirosis  
| style="width: 120px;font-weight: bold;background: #DCDCDC" | *Leptospirosis  
Bacterial Endocarditis   
*Bacterial Endocarditis   


Typhus Exanthematicus
*Typhus Exanthematicus
| style="background: #F5F5F5; text-align:center" | Haemorrhages of the conjunctiva or haemorrhagic skin petechiae + fever
| style="background: #F5F5F5; text-align:center" | Haemorrhages of the conjunctiva or haemorrhagic skin petechiae + fever
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Overview

Trichinosis must be differentiated from influenza virus, salmonella, shigella, eosinophilia-myalgia syndromes, tissular parasitosis, glomerulonephritis, serum sickness, infectious meningitis and encephalitis, leptospirosis, bacterial endocarditis and typhus exanthematicus.[1]

Differentiating Paracoccidioidomycosis from other Diseases

Differentiating Trichinosis from other Diseases[2]
Differential Diagnosis Similar Signs & Symptoms
*Influenza virus High fever + myalgia
(Salmonella
  • Shigella
 Protracted diarrhoea
*Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndromes:
    • Toxic Oil Syndrome
    • Tryptophan Intake
    • Eosinophilic Fasciitis
 Eosinophilia + myalgia + inflammatory response
*Fascioliasis
    • Toxocariasis

Invasive Schistosomiasis

Eosinophilia + fever
*Glomerulonephritis
  • Serum Sickness
  • Allergic reactions to drugs or allergens Polymyositis
  • Dermatomyositis
  • Periarteritis Nodosa
 Periorbital or facial edema + fever
*Infectious Meningitis
  • Encephalitis
 Intense headaches + stiff neck + confusion + drowsiness + irritability + neurological symptoms
*Leptospirosis
  • Bacterial Endocarditis
  • Typhus Exanthematicus
 Haemorrhages of the conjunctiva or haemorrhagic skin petechiae + fever

References

  1. ↑ FAO/WHO/OIE Guidelines for the surveillance, management, prevention and control of trichinellosis. FAO (2007). http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/61e00fb1-87e8-5b89-8be1-50481e43eed1/ Accessed on January 28, 2016
  2. ↑ FAO/WHO/OIE Guidelines for the surveillance, management, prevention and control of trichinellosis. FAO (2007). http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/61e00fb1-87e8-5b89-8be1-50481e43eed1/ Accessed on January 28, 2016


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