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Misdiagnosis of Conn's syndrome

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Conn's syndrome Diagnosis: Book Excerpts

Common Misdiagnoses and Conn's syndrome

Rare cases of headache: Headache is one of the common symptoms presenting in general practice. It needs a sound diagnostic and management strategy as the problem can be confusing. The key to diagnosing the condition is to know and understand the cause. A lot of factors need to kept in mind in order as to avoid misdiagnosing the cause of headache. A good history regarding the onset, duration, associated symptoms and general physical examination of the patient is a must. Common conditions such as migraine, tension headache, sinusitis and refractive errors of the eye can be easily diagnosed. But one must also be able to identify conditions such as Paget’s disease, Conn’s syndrome, Addison’s disease and Cushing’s syndrome which may make a rare presentation in the form of a headache.

General Misdiagnosis Articles

Read these general articles with an overview of misdiagnosis issues.

About misdiagnosis:

When checking for a misdiagnosis of Conn's syndrome or confirming a diagnosis of Conn's syndrome, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Conn's syndrome may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Conn's syndrome. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis.