Pertussis differential diagnosis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
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