Sandbox: Bronchiolitis DD
Bronchiolitis should be differentiated with other diseases that cause cough and dysnea.
Diseases | Symptoms | Signs | Diagosis | |||
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Fever | Cough | Wheezes | Crackles | Lab tests | Imaging | |
Bronchiolitis | + | + |
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No specific imaging findings. | ||
Asthma | + | - |
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CT scan shows dilated bronchi, bronchial wall thickening and air trapping. | ||
COPD | ||||||
Bacterial pneumonia | ||||||
Pulmonary embolism | ||||||
Diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia | ||||||
Influenza | ||||||
Common cold | ||||||
Tuberculosis | ||||||
Interstitial pneumonitis (Hamman - Rich syndrome) | ||||||
Foreign body aspiration | ||||||
Sarcoidosis | ||||||
Pertussis | - | - |
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No remarkable imaging findings. |
Differential diagnosis of bronchiolitis: Asthma, COPD, sarcoidosis, pneumonia, heart failure, DIPNECH, foreign body inhalation, pulmonary embolism and GERD (in case it is associated with asthma).