Conditions to consider for differential diagnosis in immunocompromised patients:
Respiratory system (J00-J99)
- Influenza (flu)
Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).
- Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection.
- Infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV).
- Histoplasmosis (fungal disease)
- HIV infection
- Syphilis (Lues) – sexually transmitted infectious disease.
- Tuberculosis (consumption)
Diseases that may be considered for differential diagnosis in immunocompromised individuals:
Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection.
- Infection with the yeast Cryptococcus neoformans.
- Infection with the herpes simplex virus (HSV).
- Infection with the varicella-zoster virus (VZV).
- Mycoses (fungal infections), unspecified.
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy – demyelination of the brain probably associated with papovavirus reactivation; usually occurs in severe immunodeficiency.
- Syphilis (lues) – sexually transmitted infectious disease.
- Tuberculosis (consumption)
Neoplasms – tumor diseases (C00-D48)
- Metastatic tumors
- Primary CNS lymphoma – malignant disease of the lymphatic system, with a tumor forming in the central nervous system (CNS) area.
Psyche – nervous system (F00-F99; G00-G99).
Diseases that should be considered for differential diagnosis in prenatal infection:
Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection.
- Infection with herpes simplex virus (HSV).
- Listeriosis – infectious disease caused by the parasite Liseria monocytogenes.
- Rubella (German measles)
- Syphilis (Lues) – sexually transmitted infectious disease.