Misdiagnosis of Sinusitis
Alternative diagnoses list for Sinusitis:
For a diagnosis of Sinusitis,
the following list of conditions
have been mentioned in sources
as possible alternative diagnoses
to consider during the diagnostic process for Sinusitis:
Diseases for which Sinusitis may be an alternative diagnosis
The other diseases for which Sinusitis
is listed as a possible alternative
diagnosis in their lists include:
Sinusitis: Hidden Causes Misdiagnosed?
Causes of Sinusitis may include these medical conditions:
Sinusitis Diagnosis: Book Excerpts
- Ask the following questions - COUGH
- Differential Diagnosis - Cough - Nonproductive
- Differential Diagnosis - Cough - Productive
- Differential Diagnosis - Cough – Acute
- Differential Diagnosis - Cough – Chronic
- Approach to the Diagnosis - COUGH
- History and physical examination - Cough, barking
- History and physical examination - Cough, nonproductive
- History and physical examination - Cough, productive
- Diagnosis - Sinusitis
- Diagnosis - Whooping cough
- History and physical examination - Cough, barking
- History and physical examination - Cough, nonproductive
- History and physical examination - Cough, productive
- History - Cough
- Differential Overview - Acute Cough
- Differential Overview - Chronic Cough
- Diagnosis - Sinusitis
- History - Cough, barking
- History - Cough, productive
- History - Cough, barking
- History - Cough, nonproductive
- History - Cough, productive
- Clinical Features and Diagnosis - Cough
- History and physical examination - Cough, barking
- History and physical examination - Cough, nonproductive
- History and physical examination - Cough, productive
- Approach to the Diagnosis - COUGH
Sinusitis: Medical Mistakes
Related medical mistakes may include:
Sinusitis: Undiagnosed Conditions
Commonly undiagnosed conditions in related areas may include:
Common Misdiagnoses and Sinusitis
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.
Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms
of severe brain injury are hard to miss,
it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those causing a mild concussion diagnosis.
The condition goes by the name of "mild traumatic brain injury" (MTBI).
MTBI symptoms can be mild, and can continue for days or weeks after the injury.
See the symptoms of MTBI or misdiagnosis of MTBI.
MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms
such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked.
This is particularly true of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), for which the
symptoms are typically mild. The symptoms has also relate to a relatively
mild brain injury (e.g. fall), that could have occurred days or even weeks ago.
Vestibular dysfunction, causing vertigo-like symptoms, is a common complication
of mild brain injury.
See causes of dizziness, causes of vertigo, or misdiagnosis of MTBI.
Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had
suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return.
A variety of symptoms can occur in post-concussion syndrome and these were not being correctly
attributed to their concussion injury.
See introduction to concussion.
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be
correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients.
These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also occur in children.
See misdiagnosis of migraine or introduction to migraine.
Pituitary conditions often undiagnosed cause of symptoms: There are a variety of symptoms
that can be caused by a pituitary disorder (see symptoms of pituitary disorders).
For example, fatigue, headache, weight gain, diabetes-like symptoms, and various other symptoms.
Pituitary tumors and other similar conditions are not as rare as physicians tend to believe.
See introduction to pituitary conditions.
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.
Sinusitis: Rare Types
Rare types of medical disorders and diseases in related medical areas:
Medical news summaries about misdiagnosis of Sinusitis:
The following medical news items
are relevant to misdiagnosis of Sinusitis:
General Misdiagnosis Articles
Read these general articles with an overview of misdiagnosis issues.
About misdiagnosis:
When checking for a misdiagnosis of Sinusitis
or confirming a diagnosis of Sinusitis,
it is useful to consider what other
medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative
conditions relevant to diagnosis.
These alternate diagnoses of Sinusitis may already have
been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible
alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Sinusitis.
For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases,
see Overview of Misdiagnosis.
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