Misdiagnosis of Abscess
Diseases for which Abscess may be an alternative diagnosis
The other diseases for which Abscess
is listed as a possible alternative
diagnosis in their lists include:
Abscess: Hidden Causes Misdiagnosed?
Causes of Abscess may include these medical conditions:
Abscess Diagnosis: Book Excerpts
Common Misdiagnoses and Abscess
Felon and other pulp space infections: Felon is a subcutaneous pulp space abscess overlying the
terminal phalanx. It usually follows a minor penetrating injury and may
progress into an abscess. This condition maybe misdiagnosed as acute paronychia,
whitlow. These conditions need to be ruled out clearly based on the clinical
history and the presentation of the conditions. Usually in case of felon the
pain and swelling is located at the finger whereas in case of paronychia it is
limited to the lateral edges. In case of herpetic whitlow multiple vesicles
will be present on the lesion.
Immediate care in Quinsy: Quinsy is an episode of acute tonsillitis which is untreated
or inadequately treated and progresses to abscess formation. The highest
incidence of such cases occurs in patients aged between 20- 3o years. It is
necessary to differentiate quinsy from Peritonsillar cellulitis. Peritonsillar cellulitis
requires just antibiotics and no further treatment. The rate of recurrence of
quinsy is 10- 15%.
Medical news summaries about misdiagnosis of Abscess:
The following medical news items
are relevant to misdiagnosis of Abscess:
General Misdiagnosis Articles
Read these general articles with an overview of misdiagnosis issues.
About misdiagnosis:
When checking for a misdiagnosis of Abscess
or confirming a diagnosis of Abscess,
it is useful to consider what other
medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative
conditions relevant to diagnosis.
These alternate diagnoses of Abscess may already have
been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible
alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Abscess.
For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases,
see Overview of Misdiagnosis.
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