Table 4 Diagnostic alternatives in relation to clinical evolution (from ref [1], modified)
ONSET | CONSIDER also |
|---|---|
Hyperacute | - Vascular disorders - Trauma - Toxic/infectious aetiologies |
Acute or subacute | - Infectious aetiologies - Vascular/reumatological diseases - Malignancies - Macrophage-activation syndrome |
Insidious, progressive | - Inherited metabolic disorders - Nutritional deficiencies (B12) - Vascular disorders |