Bronchitis differential diagnosis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
Bronchitis should be differentiated from various pulmonary and infectious conditions that have similar presentation as it. The various conditions that should be considered are: Asthma, Bronchiolitis, Bronchiectasis, COPD, influenza, pharyngitis and sinusitis
Complete Differential Diagnosis of the Causes of Bronchitis
(By organ system)
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical / poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | Influenza, Pharyngitis, Sinusitis, Streptococcus Group A infection |
| Musculoskeletal / Ortho | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional / Metabolic | Hypoglycemia |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Opthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose / Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency, Asthma , Bronchiectasis, Bronchiolitis |
| Renal / Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheum / Immune / Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
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