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==Differentiating Smallpox from other Diseases== | ==Differentiating Smallpox from other Diseases== | ||
*Insect | *[[Insect bite]]s - In an [[insect bite]], the insect injects [[formic acid]], which can cause an immediate [[skin]] reaction often resulting in a rash and swelling in the injured area, often with formation of [[vesicles]]. | ||
*[[Kawasaki disease]] | *[[Kawasaki disease]] | ||
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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 - In an insect bite, the insect injects formic acid, which can cause an immediate skin reaction often resulting in a rash and swelling in the injured area, often with formation of vesicles.
- Atypical measles
- Acute leukemia
- Secondary syphilis
- Infectious mononucleosis
- Toxic erythema
- Drug eruptions