Misdiagnosis of Down Syndrome

Diseases for which Down Syndrome may be an alternative diagnosis

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

• Macroglossia

Down Syndrome Diagnosis: Book Excerpts

• Diagnosis - Trisomy 13 syndrome
• Diagnosis - Down syndrome
• Diagnosis - Trisomy 18 syndrome
• Diagnosis - Down syndrome

Medical news summaries about misdiagnosis of Down Syndrome:

The following medical news items are relevant to misdiagnosis of Down Syndrome:

• 80 percent of Down's Syndrome sufferers have undiagnosed hearing problems
• Hospital apologises when millenium bug results in inaccurate Down’s Syndrome testing.
• More news »

General Misdiagnosis Articles

Read these general articles with an overview of misdiagnosis issues.

• Misdiagnosis Overview
• How Common is Misdiagnosis?
• Over-Diagnosed Diseases
• Under-Diagnosed Diseases
• Types of Misdiagnosis
• Wrong Type Misdiagnosis
• Why Does Misdiagnosis Occur?
• Difficult Diseases to Diagnose
• More premium medical articles ...

About misdiagnosis:

When checking for a misdiagnosis of Down Syndrome or confirming a diagnosis of Down 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 Down Syndrome may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Down Syndrome. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis.

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