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==Differentiating African trypnosomiasis | ==Differentiating African trypnosomiasis ffrom otherdiseases== | ||
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|[[Lymphocytosis|Relative lymphocytosis]] | |[[Lymphocytosis|Relative lymphocytosis]] | ||
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|[[Lymphocytosis|Relative lymphocytosis]], serum [[amylase]] elevated | |[[Lymphocytosis|Relative lymphocytosis]], serum [[amylase]] elevated | ||
|[[Parotid gland|Parotid]] swelling/tenderness | |[[Parotid gland|Parotid]] swelling/tenderness | ||
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|[[Human Immunodeficiency Virus|HIV]] | |[[Human Immunodeficiency Virus|HIV]] | ||
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Overview
Differentiating African trypnosomiasis ffrom otherdiseases
| Differential diagnosis of Brucellosis | Symptoms | Signs | Diagnosis | Additional Findings | ||||||
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| 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 | Night sweats, constant fatigue |
| Lymphoma | + | - | - | + | + | - | + | - | Increase ESR, increased LDH | Night sweats, constant fatigue |
| Mumps | + | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | Relative lymphocytosis, serum amylase elevated | Parotid swelling/tenderness |
| HIV | - | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | Constant fatigue | |