Misdiagnosis of Meningitis
| About misdiagnosis: When checking for a misdiagnosis of Meningitis or confirming a diagnosis of Meningitis, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Meningitis may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Meningitis. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis. |
Alternative diagnoses list for Meningitis: For a diagnosis of Meningitis, the following list of conditions have been mentioned in sources as possible alternative diagnoses to consider during the diagnostic process for Meningitis:
- Encephalitis
- Meningoencephalitis (see Encephalitis)
- Flu - because meningitis has early flu-like symptoms
- Viral infections - another cause of flu-like symptoms.
Meningitis as an alternative diagnosis: The other diseases for which Meningitis is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists include:
- Acute Appendicitis
- Bacterial meningitis
- Encephalitis
- Kuru
- Meningococcal disease
- Pneumococcal meningitis
- Reye's Syndrome
- Viral meningitis
Medical news summaries about misdiagnosis of Meningitis: The following medical news items are relevant to misdiagnosis of Meningitis:
- Boy found to be suffering from meningococcal disease after initial chicken pox diagnosis
- Girl dies of meningitis after being sent home by doctors with flu
- Infant dies of meningitis after hospital helpline suggests colic
- Meningitis misdiagnosis often fatal
- Misdiagnosis of meningitis results in boys leg amputations
- Three doctors cleared of manslaughter charges in meningitis death
Misdiagnosis cases for Meningitis:
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Last revision:
June 2, 2003
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