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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Prior to its eradication, | Prior to its eradication, [[smallpox]] would need to be differentiated from other diseases similarly presenting with a [[vesicular]] [[rash]] and [[fever]], such as [[chickenpox]], [[herpes zoster]] and [[erythema multiforme]]. | ||
==Differentiating Smallpox from other Diseases== | ==Differentiating Smallpox from other Diseases== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]
Overview
Prior to its eradication, smallpox would need to be differentiated from other diseases similarly presenting with a vesicular rash and fever, such as chickenpox, herpes zoster and erythema multiforme.
Differentiating Smallpox from other Diseases
- Insect bites
- Atypical measles
- Acute leukemia
- Secondary syphilis
- Infectious mononucleosis
- Toxic erythema
- Drug eruptions