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==Differential Diagnosis== | |||
Clostridium perfringens | |||
Listeriosis | |||
Helminth infections | |||
Marine toxins: | |||
Ciguatera | |||
Scombroid poisoning | |||
Paralytic shellfish poisoning | |||
Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning | |||
Diarrheic shellfish poisoning | |||
hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS). | |||
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), predominantly O157:H7 | |||
inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis. | |||
Revision as of 15:56, 29 January 2025
Acute diarrhea
Infectious
- Viral (e.g. rotavirus)
- Bacterial
- Campylobacter
- Shigella
- Salmonella (non-typhi)
- Escherichia coli
- E. coli 0157:H7
- Yersinia enterocolitica
- Vibrio cholerae
- Clostridium difficile
- Parasitic
- Toxin
Noninfectious
- GI Bleed
- Appendicitis
- Mesenteric Ischemia
- Diverticulitis
- Adrenal Crisis
- Thyroid Storm
- Toxicologic exposures
- Antibiotic or drug-associated
Watery Diarrhea
- Enterotoxigenic E. coli (most common cause of watery diarrhea)[1]
- Norovirus (often has prominent vomiting)
- Campylobacter
- Non-typhoidal Salmonella
- Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC)
- Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis
Traveler's Diarrhea
Differential Diagnosis
Clostridium perfringens Listeriosis Helminth infections
Marine toxins: Ciguatera Scombroid poisoning Paralytic shellfish poisoning Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning Diarrheic shellfish poisoning hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS).
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), predominantly O157:H7 inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis.
- ↑ Marx et al. “Cholera and Gastroenteritis caused by Noncholera Vibrio Species”. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine 8th edition vol 1 pg 1245-1246.