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Conditions that must be considered in the differential diagnosis of Legionnaires' disease

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Mahshid Mir, M.D. [2]

Differential Diagnosis
DDx Alphabetic Order
A	B
C	D
E	F
G	H
I	J
K	L
M	N
O	P
Q	R
S	T
U	V
W	X
Y	Z

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3] Mahshid Mir, M.D. [4]

Differential Diagnosis
DDx Alphabetic Order
A	B
C	D
E	F
G	H
I	J
K	L
M	N
O	P
Q	R
S	T
U	V
W	X
Y	Z

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [5] Mahshid Mir, M.D. [6]

Differential Diagnosis
DDx Alphabetic Order
A	B
C	D
E	F
G	H
I	J
K	L
M	N
O	P
Q	R
S	T
U	V
W	X
Y	Z

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [7] Mahshid Mir, M.D. [8]

Differential Diagnosis
DDx Alphabetic Order
A	B
C	D
E	F
G	H
I	J
K	L
M	N
O	P
Q	R
S	T
U	V
W	X
Y	Z

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [9] Mahshid Mir, M.D. [10]

Differential Diagnosis
DDx Alphabetic Order
A	B
C	D
E	F
G	H
I	J
K	L
M	N
O	P
Q	R
S	T
U	V
W	X
Y	Z

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [11] Mahshid Mir, M.D. [12]

Differential Diagnosis
DDx Alphabetic Order
A	B
C	D
E	F
G	H
I	J
K	L
M	N
O	P
Q	R
S	T
U	V
W	X
Y	Z

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [13] Mahshid Mir, M.D. [14]

Differential Diagnosis
DDx Alphabetic Order
A	B
C	D
E	F
G	H
I	J
K	L
M	N
O	P
Q	R
S	T
U	V
W	X
Y	Z

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Distinctive features of Legionnaires' disease

Signs and symptoms

• High grade fever

• Dry cough
• Progressive dyspnea
• Bronchial breath sounds
• Adult respiratory distress syndrome

Laboratory abnormalities

• Legionella urinary antigen positive
• Alveolar consolidation on chest radiograph
• Lobar consolidation on chest radiograph

Distinctive features of Acute interstitial pneumonia

Signs and symptoms

• Dry cough
• Progressive dyspnea
• Adult respiratory distress syndrome

Laboratory abnormalities

• Disseminated consolidation on chest radiograph
• Interstitial infiltrate on chest radiograph
• Increased uptake on Gallium scan

Distinctive features of Mycoplasma pneumonia

Signs and symptoms

• Dry cough
• Pleuritic chest pain
• Inflammed, opaque, hypomobile tympanic membrane
• Bronchial breath sounds

Laboratory abnormalities

• Lymphocytosis
• Cold agglutinins positive
• Alveolar consolidation on chest radiograph
• Interstitial infiltrate on chest radiograph
• Lobar consolidation on chest radiograph