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Differential diagnosis

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differential diagnosis

Conditions that mimic the febrile phase of dengue infection

  • flu like syndromes
    • influenza, measles, chikungunya, infectious mononucleosis, HIV - seroconversion illness
  • illnesses with a rash
    • rubella, measles, scarlet fever, meningococcal infection, chikungunya, drug reactions
  • diarrhoeal disease
    • rota virus and other enteric infections
  • illnesses with a neurological manifestations
    • meningoencephalitis, febrile seizures

Conditions that mimic the critical phase of dengue infection

  • infectious
    • acute gastroenteritis, malaria, leptospirosis, typhoid, typhus, viral hepatitis,
  • malignancies
    • acute leukaemia and other malignancies
  • other clinical pictures
    • acute abdomen, acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis,
    • diabetic ketoacidosis, Kawasaki syndrome
    • platelet disorders, renal failure, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia and bleeding

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