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==Overview==
==Differentiating African trypnosomiasis form other diseases==
 
{| class="wikitable"
!Differential diagnosis of Brucellosis
! colspan="5" |Symptoms
! colspan="3" |Signs
!Diagnosis
!Additional Findings
|-
|
|Fever
|Rash
|Diarrhea
|Abdominal pain
|Weight loss
|Painful lymphadenopathy
|Hepatosplenomegaly
|Arthritis
|Lab Findings
|
|-
|[[Brucellosis]]
| +
| +
| -
| +
| +
| +
| +
| +
|[[Lymphocytosis|Relative lymphocytosis]]
|
 
[[Night sweats]], often with characteristic smell, likened to wet hay
|-
|[[Typhoid fever]]
| +
| +
| -
| +
| -
| -
| +
| +
|Decreased [[hemoglobin]]
|Incremental increase in temperature initially and than sustained [[fever]] as high as 40°C (104°F)
|-
|[[Malaria]]
| +
| -
| +
| +
| -
| -
| +
| +
|Microcytosis,
 
elevated [[LDH]]
|"Tertian" fever: paroxysms occur every second day
|-
|[[Tuberculosis]]
| +
| +
| -
| +
| +
| +
| -
| +
|Mild normocytic [[anemia]], [[hyponatremia]], and
 
[[hypercalcemia]]
|[[Night sweats]], constant [[fatigue]]
|-
|[[Lymphoma]]
| +
| -
| -
| +
| +
| -
| +
| -
|Increase [[ESR]], increased [[LDH]]
|[[Night sweats]], constant fatigue
|-
|[[Mumps]]
| +
| -
| -
| -
| -
| +
| -
| -
|[[Lymphocytosis|Relative lymphocytosis]], serum [[amylase]] elevated
|[[Parotid gland|Parotid]] swelling/tenderness
|-
|[[Rheumatoid arthritis]]
| -
| +
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| +
|[[ESR]] and [[CRP]] elevated, positive [[rheumatoid factor]]
|Morning [[stiffness]]
|-
|[[SLE]]
| -
| +
| -
| +
| +
| -
| -
| +
|[[ESR]] and [[CRP]] elevated, positive [[ANA]]
|[[Fatigue]]
|-
|[[Human Immunodeficiency Virus|HIV]]
| -
| -
| -
| +
| +
| +
| -
| +
|
|Constant fatigue
|}
 
==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Reflist|2}}

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Differentiating African trypnosomiasis form other diseases

Differential diagnosis of Brucellosis Symptoms Signs Diagnosis Additional Findings
Fever Rash Diarrhea Abdominal pain Weight loss Painful lymphadenopathy Hepatosplenomegaly Arthritis Lab Findings
Brucellosis + + - + + + + + Relative lymphocytosis

Night sweats, often with characteristic smell, likened to wet hay

Typhoid fever + + - + - - + + Decreased hemoglobin Incremental increase in temperature initially and than sustained fever as high as 40°C (104°F)
Malaria + - + + - - + + Microcytosis,

elevated LDH

"Tertian" fever: paroxysms occur every second day
Tuberculosis + + - + + + - + Mild normocytic anemia, hyponatremia, and

hypercalcemia

Night sweats, constant fatigue
Lymphoma + - - + + - + - Increase ESR, increased LDH Night sweats, constant fatigue
Mumps + - - - - + - - Relative lymphocytosis, serum amylase elevated Parotid swelling/tenderness
Rheumatoid arthritis - + - - - - - + ESR and CRP elevated, positive rheumatoid factor Morning stiffness
SLE - + - + + - - + ESR and CRP elevated, positive ANA Fatigue
HIV - - - + + + - + Constant fatigue

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