West nile virus differential diagnosis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
West nile fever must be differentiated from other diseases that cause, fever, skin rash, myalgias, and back pain, such as: . Severe west nile virus infection must be differentiated from other diseases that cause severe headache, altered mental status, seizures, and paralysis, such as: herpes virus encephalitis, enterovirus encephalitis, bacterial encephalitis, metabolic encephalitis, poliomyelitis, and Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Differential Diagnosis
West Nile Fever
| Differential Diagnosis |
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Severe West Nile Virus Infection
| West Nile Virus Presentation | Differential Diagnosis |
|---|---|
| West Nile Virus Encephalitis | Herpes simple virus encephalitis, Enterovirus encephalitis |
| West Nile Virus Meningitis | |
| West Nile Virus Flaccid Paralysis | Acute poliomyelitis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, |