Differential Diagnosis in Internal Medicine: From Symptom to Diagnosis Walter Siegenthaler
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Abstract In Lyme disease concurrent Infections caused by these pathogens in patients not infected by Borrelia burgdorferi can result in clinical symptoms similar to those occurring in Lyme disease. On the contrary, the bulk of errors happen with common conditions. Singh and co-workers reported on common types of diagnostic errors — many of which were common in primary care : (italics are blog examples) Some electronic record applications include a differential diagnosis automatically — nice feature which should always be installed. 3 2nd Department of Propedeutic Surgery, They tend to spread submucosally, and by the time they cause symptoms the extent of invasion is usually beyond surgical cure. The etiology of the disease is unknown. 2 Department of Internal Medicine, Athens Navy Hospital, Athens, Greece. The internal medicine physician ordered tests to look for the tumor, but the tests failed to find any evidence of cancer. The differential diagnosis included neuroendocrine neoplasm, gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), paragangglioma and neoplasm of melanocytic origin. This applies particularly to Chlamydophila pneumoniae not only causes arthritis but also affects the nervous system and the heart, which renders the differential diagnosis difficult. Practice of Internal Medicine, Rheinbach, 53359, Germany. Another article this month in JAMA Internal Medicine by Dr.