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Key Difference – Muscular Dystrophy vs Myasthenia Gravis Body movements happen as a result of the collaboration between muscles and neuronal mechanisms that control them. Therefore, any failure or collapse of these components can severely impair the mobility of a person. In myasthenia gravis and muscular dystrophy, there are such limitations to the body’s ability […]
Key Difference – Physiological vs Pathological Jaundice Yellowish discoloration of the mucosal layers of the body is defined as jaundice. In a healthy neonate, jaundice can appear because of increased hemolysis and the immaturity of the liver to rapidly metabolize the bilirubin produced during the process. This is known as physiological jaundice. Pathological jaundice […]
Key Difference – Malaria vs Typhoid Malaria and typhoid used to be two of the commonest infectious diseases seen in the tropical world. Malaria is an infectious disease caused by protozoa that are transmitted by the anopheline mosquitoes. On the other hand, enteric fever is an acute systemic illness characterized by fever, headache, and […]
Key Difference – Scarlet Fever vs Rheumatic Fever Streptococci are a group of gram-positive bacteria that cause many infectious diseases in humans. Scarlet fever and rheumatic fever are two disorders that were once extremely common conditions caused either directly or indirectly by the streptococcal infections. Scarlet fever occurs when an infectious agent produces erythrogenic […]
关键的区别——风湿性心脏病和感染ive Endocarditis Rheumatic heart disease, which is a complication of rheumatic fever, is characterized by deforming valvular fibrotic disease, usually the mitral valve. On the other hand, infective endocarditis is a microbial infection of the heart valves or of the mural endocardium that leads to the formation […]
Key Difference – Coronary Artery Disease vs Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis is a pathological condition of the arteries that is characterized by the buildup of fat deposits inside the arterial wall. When atherosclerosis takes place in the coronary arteries there is an occlusion of the arterial lumen leading to a reduction in the myocardial perfusion which […]
Key Difference – Leukopenia vs Neutropenia White blood cells can be considered as the guardian cells of our body. They protect us from the countless number of pathogens trying to get settled inside the body even in this very second. Thus a decrease in their number can make the body extremely vulnerable to the […]
Key Difference – Wasp vs Hornet Sting Wasp stings are a fairly common problem that most often gets resolved easily without any complications. Occasionally the patient can get an anaphylactic shock in which the patient’s life is in danger. Hornets are a subspecies of wasps and therefore hornet stings also give rise to a […]
Key Difference – Atopic Dermatitis vs Eczema Eczema is an inflammatory condition of the skin characterised by groups of vesicular lesions with a variable degree of exudates and scaling. There are different clinical varieties of eczema of which atopic dermatitis is one. Atopic dermatitis is a familial, genetically complex dermatological disorder with a strong maternal […]
Key Difference – Erysipelas vs Cellulitis Erysipelas and cellulitis are two fairly common infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissues caused by the entry of pathogenic microbes via the breaches in the superficial epidermal layers. In erysipelas, the lesions are more localized and have clearly demarcated boundaries, unlike in cellulitis, where the lesions are […]
