Misdiagnosis of Pneumonia
Alternative diagnoses list for Pneumonia:
For a diagnosis of Pneumonia,
the following list of conditions
have been mentioned in sources
as possible alternative diagnoses
to consider during the diagnostic process for Pneumonia:
Diseases for which Pneumonia may be an alternative diagnosis
The other diseases for which Pneumonia
is listed as a possible alternative
diagnosis in their lists include:
Pneumonia: Hidden Causes Misdiagnosed?
Causes of Pneumonia may include these medical conditions:
Pneumonia Diagnosis: Book Excerpts
- Ask the following questions - COUGH
- Differential Diagnosis - Cough - Productive
- Differential Diagnosis - Cough - Nonproductive
- Differential Diagnosis - Cough – Acute
- Differential Diagnosis - Cough – Chronic
- Approach to the Diagnosis - COUGH
- History and physical examination - Cough, productive
- History and physical examination - Cough, barking
- History and physical examination - Cough, nonproductive
- Diagnosis - Pneumonia
- Diagnosis - Idiopathic bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia
- Diagnosis - Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
- Diagnosis - Whooping cough
- History and physical examination - Cough, productive
- History and physical examination - Cough, barking
- History and physical examination - Cough, nonproductive
- History - Cough
- Differential Overview - Pneumonia Variants
- Differential Overview - Acute Cough
- Differential Overview - Chronic Cough
- Diagnosis - Pneumonia
- Diagnosis - Bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia, idiopathic
- Diagnosis - Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
- History - Cough, productive
- History - Cough, barking
- History - Cough, productive
- History - Cough, barking
- History - Cough, nonproductive
- Clinical Features and Diagnosis - Cough
- History and physical examination - Cough, productive
- History and physical examination - Cough, barking
- History and physical examination - Cough, nonproductive
- Approach to the Diagnosis - COUGH
Pneumonia: Medical Mistakes
Related medical mistakes may include:
Pneumonia: Undiagnosed Conditions
Commonly undiagnosed conditions in related areas may include:
Common Misdiagnoses and Pneumonia
Chronic lung diseases hard to diagnose: Some of the chronic lung diseases
are difficult to diagnose.
Even the well-knowns conditions such as asthma or lung cancer often fail to be diagnosed early.
Some of the chronic lung diseases with diagnostic difficulties
include asthma (perhaps surprisingly), COPD, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, mesothelioma,
smoker's cough, AIDS-related respiratory conditions (see AIDS), chronic pneumonia, and other respiratory diseases.
Rare possibilities include diseases like psittacosis (bird-related lung infection).
See other types of chronic lung diseases.
Meconium ileus- look for cystic fibrosis: Cystic fibrosis is the most
common autosomal recessive paediatric illness. The defect in the normal
transport of chloride ions leads to viscid secretions in the gut, lungs, liver
and reproductive system. It also leads to increased salt content in sweat gland
secretions. Early diagnosis and multisystemic care is important. The condition
has to be differentiated from chronic pancreatitis and bronchiectasis. Early mortality
can occur if the condition is not diagnosed soon.
Fever of less than 3 days duration: Fever of less than 3 days duration is commonly encountered in general
practice and is most likely to be case of viral infection of the
respiratory tract. It is important however to be on a lookout for other
infections such as urinary tract infection and pneumonia. A complete general
physical examination as well as routine blood tests and urine examination will
help come to a diagnosis. The majority of the patients can be managed conservatively.
If the fever persists for more than 4 days a less common infection must be
suspected since most viral infections subside in 4 days.
FUO in children: Fever of unknown origin in
children is usually transient and subsides within 4- 5 days. Majority of them
are of viral aetiology. The common causes of fever in children differ from that
of adults. Some of the infectious causes include pneumonia, pharyngitis, sinusitis,
meningitis and urinary tract infection. In some case it could be due to rheumatoid
arthritis and rheumatic fever or neoplastic conditions like lymphoma and leukaemia.
Dressler's syndrome or post- MI syndrome: Dressler’s syndrome also known as the post- MI syndrome usually occurs a few
weeks after the infarction. It appears to be an immunological reaction characterized
by pericarditis, fever and pericardial effusion. The term Dressler’s syndrome
is often applied to similar condition which occurs following cardiotomy. The pain
of Dressler’s syndrome may initially suggest that of a further episode of
angina or MI. pleuritic chest pain may also suggest pneumonia and pulmonary
embolism and may hence be misdiagnosed. It can follow a relapsing course but
the outcome is usually favorable.
Pneumonia: Rare Types
Rare types of medical disorders and diseases in related medical areas:
Medical news summaries about misdiagnosis of Pneumonia:
The following medical news items
are relevant to misdiagnosis of Pneumonia:
General Misdiagnosis Articles
Read these general articles with an overview of misdiagnosis issues.
About misdiagnosis:
When checking for a misdiagnosis of Pneumonia
or confirming a diagnosis of Pneumonia,
it is useful to consider what other
medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative
conditions relevant to diagnosis.
These alternate diagnoses of Pneumonia may already have
been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible
alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Pneumonia.
For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases,
see Overview of Misdiagnosis.
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