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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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C D
E F
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I J
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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

Distinctive features of Pneumococcal pneumonia

Signs and symptoms

Laboratory abnormalities

Distinctive features of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

Signs and symptoms

Laboratory abnormalities

Distinctive features of Pulmonary embolism

Signs and symptoms

Laboratory abnormalities

Distinctive features of Streptococcal pneumonia

Signs and symptoms

Laboratory abnormalities

Distinctive features of Viral pneumonia

Signs and symptoms

Laboratory abnormalities

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  6. Gattuso, Paolo (2015). Differential diagnosis in surgical pathology. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders/Elsevier. ISBN 978-1455770137.
  7. "DXplain".