Misdiagnosis of Dengue fever

Alternative diagnoses list for Dengue fever:

For a diagnosis of Dengue fever, the following list of conditions have been mentioned in sources as possible alternative diagnoses to consider during the diagnostic process for Dengue fever:

• Influenza
• Measles
• Rubella
• Malaria
• Yellow fever
• Typhoid fever
• Leptospirosis
• Borreliosis
• Viral exanthem
• Haemorrhagic fever

Diseases for which Dengue fever may be an alternative diagnosis

The other diseases for which Dengue fever is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists include:

• Flu
• Leptospirosis
• Malaria
• Ross River virus
• Yellow fever

Dengue fever Diagnosis: Book Excerpts

• Ask the Following Questions - PURPURA AND ABNORMAL BLEEDING
• Ask the Following Questions - FEVER, ACUTE
• Ask the Following Questions - FEVER, CHRONIC
• Differential Diagnosis - Fever
• Differential Diagnosis - Purpura
• Differential Diagnosis - Rash with Fever
• Differential Diagnosis - Purpura
• Differential Diagnosis - Fever – Cyclic
• Differential Diagnosis - Fever – Recurrent
• Differential Diagnosis - Fever – Unknown Origin
• Differential Diagnosis - Fever – Acute
• Approach to the Diagnosis - FEVER
• Approach to the Diagnosis - HYPOTENSION AND SHOCK
• History and physical examination - Fever
• History and physical examination - Purpura
• Diagnosis - Allergic purpuras
• Diagnosis - Colorado tick fever
• Diagnosis - Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
• Diagnosis - Lassa fever
• Diagnosis - Relapsing fever
• Diagnosis - Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
• Diagnosis - Rocky Mountain spotted fever
• Diagnosis - Toxic shock syndrome
• Diagnosis - Hypovolemic shock
• History and physical examination - Purpura
• History and physical examination - Fever [Pyrexia]
• History - Fever
• History - Rash Accompanied by Fever
• History - Petechiae and Purpura
• Differential Overview - Purpura/Petechiae/Excessive Bleeding
• Differential Overview - Fever of Unknown Origin
• Differential Overview - Shock
• Diagnosis - Allergic purpura
• Diagnosis - Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
• Diagnosis - Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
• Diagnosis - Toxic shock syndrome
• Diagnosis - Hypovolemic shock
• Diagnosis - Cardiogenic shock
• Diagnosis - Electric shock
• History - Fever
• History - Fever
• History - Purpura
• Clinical Features and Diagnosis Acute Fever - Fever
• Clinical Features and Diagnosis - Purpura and Bleeding
• History and physical examination - Purpura
• History and physical examination - Fever [Pyrexia]
• Approach to the Diagnosis - FEVER
• Approach to the Diagnosis - HYPOTENSION AND SHOCK
• I. History of Present Illness - Seizures - Case 19-1 8-Day-Old Girl
• I. History of Present Illness - Seizures - Case 19-2 10-Day-Old Boy

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Discussion of diagnosis/misdiagnosis of Dengue fever:

Symptoms tend to be milder in children than in adults, and the illness may be clinically indistinguishable from influenza, measles, or rubella. (Source: excerpt from Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever: Information for Health Care Practitioners: DVBID)

Common Misdiagnoses and Dengue fever

Sinusitis is overdiagnosed: There is a tendency to give a diagnosis of sinusitis, when the condition is really a harmless complication of another infection, such as a common cold.

Whooping cough often undiagnosed: Although most children in the Western world have been immunized against whooping cough (also called "pertussis"), this protection wears off after about 15 years. Thus, any teen or adult with a persistent cough may actually have whooping cough. This is particularly dangerous for babies too young to be vaccinated, and any un-vaccinated children. Whooping cough can be fatal to an infant. The cough symptoms of whooping cough is usually productive initially, but then becomes a persistent dry cough, lasting up to 100 days. Elderly grandparents may also be a reservoir of undiagnosed whooping cough.

Rash of Dengue can be misdiagnosed: Dengue fever also known as 'breakbone fever' is a mosquito borne viral infection. The most common clinical presentation is that of severe headache, eye pain, fever, joint pain and the maculopapular rubelliform rash which can lead to a chance of misdiagnosis. There are several conditions from which dengue has to differentiated some of them being Leptospirosis, measles, malaria, yellow fever, meningoencephalitis etc. No specific treatment of dengue is available. Early institution of supportive treatment is the key to management of patients with dengue of all forms.

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About misdiagnosis:

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

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