"Diagnosis, Differential" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.
| Descriptor ID |
D003937
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.171
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Diagnosis, Differential".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Diagnosis, Differential".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Diagnosis, Differential" by people in this website by year, and whether "Diagnosis, Differential" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1997 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1998 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2000 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2003 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2004 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2005 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2006 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2007 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2008 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2009 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2011 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2012 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2013 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| 2014 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2015 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2016 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2017 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2018 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2019 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2020 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diagnosis, Differential" by people in Profiles.
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Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis masquerading as CNS neoplasm: case report and literature review. Immunol Res. 2026 Jan 02; 74(1):1.
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Clinical Reasoning: A 41-Year-Old Man With Steroid-Responsive Hemiparesis. Neurology. 2026 Jan 27; 106(2):e214088.
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Fluoroscopy-Induced Chronic Radiation Dermatitis: A Comprehensive Review and Reappraisal. Cutis. 2025 Aug; 116(2):E5-E11.
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Using Computed Tomography to Rule Out Cryptorchidism in a Muntjac Deer. Radiol Technol. 2024 Jul; 95(6):397-401.
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Chylomicron retention disease: a rare aetiology of failure to thrive. BMJ Case Rep. 2024 May 14; 17(5).
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Case 325: Persistent Craniopharyngeal Canal. Radiology. 2024 May; 311(2):e223335.
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MIS-C vs Incomplete Kawasaki's Disease in a 12-year-old Female: A Case Study. S D Med. 2024 Mar; 77(3):120-126.
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Overgrowth Disorders: A Case of Sotos Syndrome and Overview of Related Disorders. S D Med. 2024 Mar; 77(3):129-133.
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Hereditary Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura. Genes (Basel). 2023 10 18; 14(10).
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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2022 04; 36(2):315-324.