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Revision as of 21:42, 7 February 2013
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]
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Differentiating Pertussis from other Diseases
Pertussis presents with cough and catarrh which may be seen in many other conditions like
- Common cold
- Bronchiolitis
- Chlamydial infections
- Atypical pneumonia
Differentiating features
- History of vaccination
- History of prolonged cough
- Chest X ray to differentiate pneumonia