Diagnostic categoryDifferential diagnoses
AutoimmuneChronic granulomatous disease
Rheumatoid arthritis
Sarcoidosis
CardiopulmonaryCoronary vasospasm (i.e., Prinzmetal angina)
Takayasu arteritis
Temporal (giant cell) arteritis
EndocrinologicCarcinoid tumor
Diabetes mellitus or insipidus
Eosinophilic pneumonia
Hyperthyroidism
Hypogonadism, male
Menopause
Obstructive sleep apnea
HematologicLymph node hyperplasia
Obesity
Pheochromocytoma
Polycythemia vera
Thrombocythemia, essential
InfectionBabesiosis
Cysticercosis
Endocarditis
HIV
Malaria
Mononucleosis
Pneumonia
MalignancyLeukemia
Lymphoma
Tuberculosis
MiscellaneousChronic fatigue syndrome
Environmental factors
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Inflammatory pseudotumor
Other neoplasm
Pregnancy/postpartum transition
Silicone breast implants
NeurologicAnxiety disorder
Autonomic dysreflexia
Syringomyelia
PsychiatricDepression
Panic disorder
Posttraumatic stress disorder