Western Equine Encephalitis Differential Diagnoses
- Author: Mohan Nandalur, MD; Chief Editor: Burke A Cunha, MD more...
Diagnostic Considerations
Conditions to consider in the differential diagnosis of Western equine encephalitis (WEE), in addition to those in the next section, include the following:
- Bartonellosis
- Cytomegalovirus
- Herpes simplex
- Histoplasmosis
- Lyme disease
- Naegleria infection
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Spinal cord abscess
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Infective endocarditis
- Mumps
- Rabies virus
- Stroke
- Metabolic encephalopathy
- Reye syndrome
- Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
See the following for more information:
Differential Diagnoses
- Leptospirosis
- Malaria
- Mycoplasma Infections
- St. Louis Encephalitis
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Superficial Thrombophlebitis
- Toxoplasmosis
- Tuberculosis
- Venezuelan Encephalitis
- West Nile Encephalitis
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