Herpangina: Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Respiratory System (J00-J99)

Cardiovascular system (I00-I99)

Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).

  • Hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD; hand-foot-and-mouth exanthema) [most common cause: Coxsackie A16 viruses].
  • Arbovirus infections, unspecified.
  • Infections with the echovirus, unspecified
  • Influenza (flu)
  • Lymphocytic choriomeningitis – refers to an infectious disease caused by the LCM virus.
  • Meningitis (meningitis), caused by other pathogens.
  • Meningitis tuberculosa – meningitis in the context of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
  • Thrush – fungal infection that leads to whitish coatings on the mucous membrane.
  • Trichinosis (threadworm infestation).

Liver, gallbladder and bile ducts – Pancreas (pancreas) (K70-K77; K80-K87).

  • Cholecystitis (gallbladder inflammation).
  • Pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas)

Mouth, esophagus (esophagus), stomach, and intestines (K00-K67; K90-K93).

  • Appendicitis (appendicitis).
  • Stomatitis aphthosa (mouth rot)

Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99).

  • Lumbago (lumbago)
  • Rheumatism

Psyche – nervous system (F00-F99; G00-G99)

  • Meningitis (meningitis), unspecified.
  • Meningitis tuberculosa – meningitis in the context of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.