Western Equine Encephalitis Differential Diagnoses

  • Author: Mohan Nandalur, MD; Chief Editor: Burke A Cunha, MD   more...
 
Updated: Jun 7, 2011
 
 

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

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Contributor Information and Disclosures
Author

Mohan Nandalur, MD  Staff Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Washington Hospital Center

Mohan Nandalur, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Cardiology, American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, and Phi Beta Kappa

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Coauthor(s)

Andrew W Urban, MD  Chief, Section of Infectious Diseases, Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Wisconsin at Madison School of Medicine and Public Health

Andrew W Urban, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine

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Specialty Editor Board

Kenneth C Earhart, MD  Deputy Head, Disease Surveillance Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit #3

Kenneth C Earhart, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Infectious Diseases Society of America, and Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society

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Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD  Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

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John L Brusch, MD, FACP  Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Consulting Staff, Department of Medicine and Infectious Disease Service, Cambridge Health Alliance

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Chief Editor

Burke A Cunha, MD  Professor of Medicine, State University of New York School of Medicine at Stony Brook; Chief, Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital

Burke A Cunha, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Physicians, and Infectious Diseases Society of America

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