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Differentiating Legionnaires' disease from other diseases

The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of Legionnaires' disease: DDx [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

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

Differential Diagnosis
DDx Alphabetic Order
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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
  1. ↑ Ferri, Fred (2011). Ferri's differential diagnosis: a practical guide to the differential diagnosis of symptoms, signs, and clinical disorders. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Mosby. ISBN 978-0323076999.
  2. ↑ Siegenthaler, Walter (2007). Differential diagnosis in internal medicine: from symptom to diagnosis. Stuttgart New York: Thieme. ISBN 978-1588905512.
  3. ↑ Mesko, Dusan (2002). Differential diagnosis by laboratory medicine: a quick reference for physicians. Berlin New York: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3540430575.
  4. ↑ Reeder and Felson's gamuts in radiology: comprehensive lists of roentgen differential diagnosis. Place of publication not identified: Springer. 2014. ISBN 978-1475781229.
  5. ↑ Burgener, Francis (2008). Differential diagnosis in conventional radiology. Stuttgart New York: Thieme. ISBN 978-1588902757.
  6. ↑ Gattuso, Paolo (2015). Differential diagnosis in surgical pathology. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders/Elsevier. ISBN 978-1455770137.
  7. ↑ "DXplain".
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