Differential Diagnosis in Pediatrics

SECTION 1
1. Abdominal Distention
2. Abdominal Movements
3. Abdominal Pain
4. Abdominal Paracentesis
5. Abdominal Pulsations
6. Abdominal Rigidity
7. Abdominal Tenderness
8. Abdominal Swellings
9. Acanthosis Nigricans
10. Accommodation Reflex
11. Achalasia
12. Achondroplasia
13. Acne Vulgaris
14. Acrocyanosis
15. Adie Tonic Pupil
16. Age-independent Growth Measurements
17. Albinism
18. Alopecia
19. Ambiguous Genitalia
20. Amblyopia
21. Amenorrhea
22. Amniocentesis
23. Amniotic Bands
24. Anaphylaxis
25. Anemia
26. Angioedema
27. Angiomata and Telangiectasia
28. Aniridi
29. Anisometropia
30. Antimongoloid Slant
31. Apex Beat, Displaced
32. Aphthous Ulcers
33. Aplasia Cutis Congenita
34. Apraxia
35. Arteriovenous Malformations
36. Arthrogryposis
37. Ash-leaf Spots
38. Asplenia
39. Astigmatism
40. Ataxia-Telangiectasia
41. Athetosis
42. Atopic Dermatitis
43. Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
44. Auspitz Sign
SECTION 2
45. Back Pain
46. Bartholin Gland Abscess
47. Bleeding
48. Blood Pressure
49. Blood Samples
50. Blindness
51. Blue Dot Sign
52. Blue Sclera
53. Body Proportion
54. Borborygmi
55. Bossing: Frontal and Parietal
56. Brachial Plexus Injury
57. Breast Lumps
58. Breath Sounds
59. Bronchoscopy and Bronchoalveolar Lavage
60. Brown Syndrome
61. Brushfield Spots
62. Bulging Anterior Fontanel
63. Butterfly Rash
SECTION 3
64. Cafe-Au-Lait Macules
65. Camptodactyly
66. Candidiasis
67. Capillary Malformation
68. Caput Succedaneum
69. Cardiocentesis
70. Cataract
71. Cardiac Catheterization and Angiocardiography
72. Carditis
73. Central Venous Pressure Monitoring
74. Cephalhematoma
75. Cerebellar Signs
76. Cervical Spine Immobilization
77. Chest Circumference
78. Chest Deformity
79. Chest Pain
80. Cheyne-Stokes Respiration
81. Chordee
82. Chorea
83. Chorionic Villus Sampling
84. Choledochal Cyst
85. Chylothorax
86. Clinodactyly
87. Clonus
88. Cisternal Puncture
89. Clubbing of Fingers
90. Coin Test
91. Coloboma of Eyelid
92. Coloboma of Fundus
93. Coloboma of Retina
94. Collodion Body
95. Congenital Hemangioma
96. Congenital Hydronephrosis
97. Consciousness: Disorders
98. Constipation
99. Continuous Murmurs
100. Coombs Test
101. Contact Dermatitis
102. Coordination
103. Corneal Reflex
104. Cortical Sensory Function
105. Cough
106. Costochondral Beading
107. Craniosynostosis
108. Craniotabes
109. Crepitus (Subcutaneous Emphysema)
110. Cryptorchidism
111. Cutis Marmorata
112. Cyanosis
113. Cystic Hygroma
SECTION 4
114. Dandy-Walker Malformation
115. Deafness
116. Decerebrate Rigidity
117. Decorticate Rigidity
118. Defibrillation
119. Delayed Puberty
120. Dennie Sign
121. Depressed Nasal Bridge
122. Dermatomyositis
123. Diaper Dermatitis
124. Diarrhea
125. Diastasis Recti
126. Diastrophic Dysplasia
127. Diplopia
128. Dysmorphology
129. Dysphagia
130. Dysuria
131. Dystonia
SECTION 5
132. Earache
133. Ear Discharge
134. Ectopia Lentis
135. Edema, Dependent
136. Edema, Generalized
137. Electrocardiogram
138. Electroencephalogram
139. Encephalocele
140. Encopresis
141. Enophthalmos (Retraction of the Eyeball)
142. Entropion and Ectropion
143. Enuresis
144. Epicanthic Fold
145. Epidermolysis Bullae
146. Epididymis
147. Epigastric Hernia
148. Epispadias
149. Epistaxis
150. Epulis
151. Erb's Palsy
152. Erysipelas
153. Erythema Toxicum
154. Exophthalmos
155. Eye Inflammation (Red Eye)
SECTION 6
156. Face, Abnormalities of Appearance and Movements
157. Face Paralysis
158. Failure to Thrive
159. Faints or Syncope
160. Fasciculation (Muscle Twitching)
161. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
162. Fetal Scalp Blood Sampling
163. Fever
164. Fibroadenoma of Breast
165. Fits and Convulsions
166. Fixed Drug Eruption
167. Flaring of Alae Nasi
168. Flat Nasal Bridge
169. Flow Murmurs
170. Fluid Thrill
171. Folliculitis
172. Fontanels
173. Friction Rub
174. Frequency of Micturition
175. Furuncle
SECTION 7
176. Gag Reflex
177. Gait, Abnormalities
178. Gallbladder, Palpable
179. Gallop Rhythm
180. Gastroesophageal Reflux
181. Gastrointestinal Bleeding
182. Genu Valgum
183. Genu Varus
184. Geographic Tongue (Benign Migratory Glossitis)
185. Glasgow Coma Scale
186. Glaucoma
187. Graves Disease
188. Gums, Hypertrophy
189. Gynecomastia
SECTION 8
190. Halitosis
191. Hamman Sign
192. Harlequin Color Change
193. Harrison's Sulcus
194. Head Bobbing
195. Headache
196. Head Circumference
197. Head Variants
198. Heart Murmurs
199. Heart Sounds
200. Hematemesis
201. Hematuria
202. Hemiballismus
203. Hemihypertrophy
204. Hemiparesis
205. Hemiplegia
206. Hemoptysis
207. Hepatomegaly
208. Herpangina
209. Hiccup
210. High-arched Palate
211. Hoarseness of Voice
212. Hoffmann Reflex
213. Horner's Syndrome
214. Hordeolum
215. Horseshoe Kidney
216. Hydranencephaly
217. Hydrocephalus
218. Hypertelorism
219. Hypertrichosis
220. Hydrocele
221. Hypercyanotic Spells
222. Hyperopia
223. Hyperthyroidism
224. Hyphema
225. Hypospadias
226. Hypotonia
SECTION 9
227. Immotile Cilia Syndrome
228. Imperforate Anus
229. Impetigo
230. Infantile Hemangioma
231. Innocent Murmurs
232. Insect Bite
233. Intraosseous Transfusion
234. Intrauterine Transfusion
235. Involuntary Movements
SECTION 10
236. Jaundice
237. Jugular Venous Pressure
238. Jugular Venous Pulsations
SECTION 11
239. Keloid
240. Kidney: Palpable
241. Knock Knees
SECTION 12
242. Laryngomalacia
243. Length and Height
244. Leukemoid Reaction
245. Leukocoria (White Pupillary Reflex)
246. Lips: Affections
247. Light Reflex
248. Lisch Nodules
249. Lordosis
250. Low-set Ears
251. Lumbar Puncture
252. Lymphadenopathy
SECTION 13
253. Macewen's Sign
254. Macrocephaly
255. Macroglossia
256. Marasmus
257. Marcus Gunn Pupil
258. Mastitis
259. Melena
260. Menorrhagia
261. Memory
262. Meningococcal Exanthem
263. Microcephaly
264. Microcornea
265. Microphallus
266. Midarm Circumference
267. Milia
268. Mongoloid Slant
269. Mongoloid Spots
270. Motor Reflexes
271. Mouth Pigmentation
272. Mucocele and Ranula
273. Murphy's Sign
274. Muscular Hypertrophy
275. Muscle Power
276. Myalgia
SECTION 14
277. Nails Abnormalities
278. Nasal Deformity
279. Nasal Discharge
280. Nasal Obstruction
281. Nasal Polyps
282. Nasolacrimal Duct
283. Natal Teeth
284. Nausea
285. Neck Webbing
286. Neurocysticercosis
287. Neurofibroma
288. Nummular Eczema
289. Nystagmus
SECTION 15
290. Obesity
291. Obturator Test
292. Obstructive Murmurs
293. Oliguria
294. Optic Disk Atrophy
295. Optic Fundus Abnormalities
296. Orotracheal Intubation
297. Otorrhea
SECTION 16
298. Paronychia
299. Parotid Gland Swelling
300. Pectus Carinatum
301. Pectus Excavatum
302. Percussion Notes
303. Pericardial Bulge
304. Pericardial Pulsations
305. Pericardial Puncture
306. Pericardial Rub
307. Peristalsis, Visible
308. Peritonsillar Abscess
309. Pes Planus (Flat Foot)
310. Pigmentary Mosaicism
311. Pinpoint Pupils
312. Pityriasis Alba
313. Pleural Rub
314. Polyarteritis Nodosa
315. Polydactyly
316. Polydipsia
317. Polyuria
318. Popliteal (Baker) Cyst
319. Posterior Urethral Valve
320. Post-tussive Crepitus
321. Precocious Puberty
322. Prehn Sign
323. Premature Pubarche
324. Premature Thelarche
325. Premenstrual Syndrome
326. Priapism
327. Primitive Reflexes
328. Proteinuria
329. Prune-Belly Syndrome
330. Pruritus Ani
331. Pseudohypertrophy
332. Pseudotumor Cerebri
333. Ptosis
334. Puddle Sign
335. Pulse
336. Pulse Character
337. Pulse Rate
338. Pulse, Rhythm
339. Pulse, Unequal
340. Pupils, Abnormalities
341. Purpura
342. Pyrexia of Unknown Origin
SECTION 17
343. Rebound Tenderness
344. Rectal Prolapse
345. Reflexes, Abnormalities
346. Renal Ectopia
347. Respiratory Distress
348. Respiratory Rate
349. Retinoblastoma
350. Retinal Detachment
351. Retinitis Pigmentosa
352. Retinopathy of Prematurity
353. Rumination
SECTION 18
354. Salivary Glands Pain
355. Salivary Gland Swelling
356. Scabies
357. Scleroderma
358. Scrofuloderma
359. Scrotal Swelling
360. Seborrhea: Cradle Cap
361. Sensation Abnormalities
362. Shifting Dullness
363. Short Neck
364. Short Stature
365. Signs of Meningeal Irritation
366. Simian Crease
367. Sjogren Syndrome
368. Skinfold Thickness
369. Skin Pigmentation
370. Sneezing
371. Soft Neurologic Signs
372. Speech
373. Spermatocele
374. Spine
375. Spina Bifida
376. Splenomegaly
377. Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
378. Startle Response
379. Stiff Neck
380. Straight Leg Test
381. Strabismus
382. Stridor
383. Sturge-Weber Syndrome
384. Subcutaneous Nodules
385. Subdural Tap
386. Succession Sounds/Succession Splash
387. Sunsetting Sign
388. Superficial Reflexes
389. Suprapubic Aspiration
390. Sydenham's Chorea
391. Syndactyly
392. Sweat Chloride Test
SECTION 19
393. Tachycardia
394. Tachypnea
395. Tactile Vocal Fremitus
396. Tall Stature
397. Telescopic Test
398. Tinea Cruris
399. Tinea Versicolor
400. Testes
401. Tetany
402. Thoracocentesis
403. Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
404. Thyroid Gland
405. Tics
406. Tinnitus
407. Toe Walking
408. Tongue
409. Torticollis
410. Tracheal Deviation
411. Tracheal Position
412. Trendelenburg Test
413. Tremor
414. Tuberous Sclerosis
SECTION 20
415. Umbilicus
416. Umbilical Artery Catheterization
417. Umbilical Hernia
418. Umbilical Vein Catheterization
419. Undescended Testes
420. Upper Limb
421. Urticaria
422. Uveitis
SECTION 21
423. Vaginal Bleeding
424. Varicocele
425. Venous Hum
426. Ventricular Puncture
427. Vernix Caseosa
428. Vertigo
429. Visual Acuity
430. Visual Field
431. Vitiligo
432. Vocal Fremitus
433. Vocal Resonance
434. Vomiting
SECTION 22
435. Warts
436. Weight
437. Wheezing

R Arvind MBBS DCH DNB
Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist, Proprietor and Medical Director, Vathsalya Speciality Clinic, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India