Health Dictionary
Reliable, easy-to-read patient information on common medical conditions — written in plain language, free of jargon, and grounded in current evidence. Browse the most frequent diagnoses, understand what they mean for everyday life, and learn which steps and questions help you have a focused conversation with your doctor.
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Introduction
Differential Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis
In alphabetical order. [1] [2]
- Atopic disease
- Blepharitis
- Chemical burn
- Chronic hepatobiliary cirrhosis
- Congenital alacrima
- Dermatomyositis
- Diphtheric keratoconjunctivitis
- Drugs
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hypergammaglobulinemia
- Idiopathic
- Interstitial nephritis
- Lacrimal gland ablation
- Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis
- Mucocutaneous disorders
- Ocular pemphigoid
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Polymyositis
- Postradiation fibrosis of lacrimal glands
- Progressive systemic sclerosis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rosacea
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Sensory denervation
- Sjogren’s Syndrome
- Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Thermal burns
- Thrombocytopenic Pupura
- Topical burns
- Trachoma
- Tumors
- Vitamin A deficiency
- Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia
- Wegener Granulomatosis
References
References
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements
List of contributors:
Suggested Reading and Key General References
Suggested Reading and Key General References
Suggested Links and Web Resources
Suggested Links and Web Resources
For Patients
For Patients
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] The content on this page was first contributed by C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]