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* The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal blepharitis''': | * The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal blepharitis''': | ||
:* Nonulcerative blepharitis | :* Nonulcerative [[blepharitis]] | ||
:* Periorbital cellulitis | :* [[Periorbital cellulitis]] | ||
:* Chalazion | :* [[Chalazion]] | ||
:* External hordeolum | :* External [[hordeolum]] | ||
:* Diphtheritic conjunctivitis | :* [[Diphtheritic]] [[conjunctivitis]] | ||
:* Tularemic conjunctivitis | :* [[Tularemic]] [[conjunctivitis]] | ||
:* Adult gonococcal conjunctivitis | :* Adult [[gonococcal conjunctivitis]] | ||
:* Vernal conjunctivitis | :* Vernal [[conjunctivitis]] | ||
* The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal food poisoning''': | * The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal food poisoning''': | ||
:* Acute mesenteric vascular insufficiency | :* Acute [[mesenteric vascular insufficiency]] | ||
:* Salmonella food poisoning | :* [[Salmonella]] [[food poisoning]] | ||
:* Rotavirus gastroenteritis | :* [[Rotavirus]] [[gastroenteritis]] | ||
:* Mesenteric venous thrombosis | :* [[Mesenteric]] [[venous thrombosis]] | ||
:* Ulcerative colitis | :* [[Ulcerative colitis]] | ||
:* Amebiasis | :* [[Amebiasis]] | ||
:* Norovirus | :* [[Norovirus]] | ||
:* Viral gastroenteritis | :* [[Viral gastroenteritis]] | ||
* The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal colitis''': | * The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal colitis''': | ||
:* Ricin poisoning | :* [[Ricin]] poisoning | ||
:* Cytotoxic Escherichia coli | :* Cytotoxic [[Escherichia coli]] | ||
:* Shigellosis | :* [[Shigellosis]] | ||
:* Acute pseudomembranous enterocolitis | :* Acute [[pseudomembranous enterocolitis]] | ||
:* Cholera | :* [[Cholera]] | ||
* The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal pneumonia''': | * The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal pneumonia''': | ||
:* Pneumococcal pneumonia | :* [[Pneumococcal pneumonia]] | ||
:* | :* [[Haemophilus influenza]] pneumonia | ||
:* Klebsiella | :* [[Klebsiella]] pneumonia | ||
:* Streptococcal pneumonia | :* [[Streptococcal]] pneumonia | ||
:* Lung abscess | :* [[Lung abscess]] | ||
:* Pulmonary embolism | :* [[Pulmonary embolism]] | ||
:* | :* [[Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung]] | ||
* The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome''': | * The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome''': | ||
:* Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome ([[Kawasaki disease]]) | |||
:* Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (Kawasaki disease) | :* [[Scarlet fever]] | ||
:* Scarlet fever | :* [[Septic shock]] | ||
:* Septic shock | :* Acute [[necrotizing pancreatitis]] | ||
:* Acute necrotizing pancreatitis | :* Icterohemorrhagic [[leptospirosis]] | ||
:* Icterohemorrhagic leptospirosis | :* [[Toxic epidermal necrolysis]] | ||
:* Toxic epidermal necrolysis | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 00:08, 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:
- 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 food poisoning:
- The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of Staphylococcal colitis:
- Ricin poisoning
- Cytotoxic Escherichia coli
- Shigellosis
- Acute pseudomembranous enterocolitis
- Cholera
- The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of Staphylococcal pneumonia:
- 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:
- Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (Kawasaki disease)
- Scarlet fever
- Septic shock
- Acute necrotizing pancreatitis
- Icterohemorrhagic leptospirosis
- Toxic epidermal necrolysis