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==Differentiating Staphylococcus aureus infection from other diseases==
==Differentiating Staphylococcus aureus infection from other diseases==
* The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal blepharitis''':
:* Nonulcerative blepharitis
:* Periorbital cellulitis
:* Chalazion
:* External hordeolum
:* Diphtheritic conjunctivitis
:* Tularemic conjunctivitis
:* Adult gonococcal conjunctivitis
:* Vernal conjunctivitis


* The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal blepharitis''':<ref>{{cite web | title = DXplain | url = http://www.mghlcs.org/projects/dxplain }}</ref>
:* Nonulcerative [[blepharitis]]
:* [[Periorbital cellulitis]]
:* [[Chalazion]]
:* External [[hordeolum]]
:* [[Diphtheria|Diphtheritic]] [[conjunctivitis]]
:* [[Tularemia|Tularemic]] [[conjunctivitis]]
:* Adult [[gonococcal conjunctivitis]]
:* [[Vernal conjunctivitis]]


* The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal food poisoning''':<ref>{{cite web | title = DXplain | url = http://www.mghlcs.org/projects/dxplain }}</ref>
:* Acute [[mesenteric vascular insufficiency]]
:* [[Salmonella]] [[food poisoning]]
:* [[Rotavirus]] [[gastroenteritis]]
:* [[Mesenteric]] [[venous thrombosis]]
:* [[Ulcerative colitis]]
:* [[Amebiasis]]
:* [[Norovirus]]
:* [[Viral gastroenteritis]]
* The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal colitis''':<ref>{{cite web | title = DXplain | url = http://www.mghlcs.org/projects/dxplain }}</ref>
:* [[Ricin]] poisoning
:* Cytotoxic [[Escherichia coli]]
:* [[Shigellosis]]
:* Acute [[pseudomembranous enterocolitis]]
:* [[Cholera]]
* The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal pneumonia''':<ref>{{cite web | title = DXplain | url = http://www.mghlcs.org/projects/dxplain }}</ref>
:* [[Pneumococcal pneumonia]]
:* [[Haemophilus influenza]] [[pneumonia]]
:* [[Klebsiella]] [[pneumonia]]
:* [[Streptococcal]] [[pneumonia]]
:* [[Lung abscess]]
:* [[Pulmonary embolism]]
:* [[Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung]]
* The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome''':<ref>{{cite web | title = DXplain | url = http://www.mghlcs.org/projects/dxplain }}</ref>
:* [[Kawasaki disease|Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome]] ([[Kawasaki disease]])
:* [[Scarlet fever]]
:* [[Septic shock]]
:* Acute necrotizing [[pancreatitis]]
:* Icterohemorrhagic [[leptospirosis]]
:* [[Toxic epidermal necrolysis]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 00:22, 8 August 2015

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

Differentiating Staphylococcus aureus infection from other diseases

  • The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of Staphylococcal blepharitis:[1]
  • The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of Staphylococcal food poisoning:[2]
  • The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of Staphylococcal colitis:[3]
  • The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of Staphylococcal pneumonia:[4]
  • The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome:[5]

References

  1. ↑ "DXplain".
  2. ↑ "DXplain".
  3. ↑ "DXplain".
  4. ↑ "DXplain".
  5. ↑ "DXplain".
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