Differential diagnosis for halitosis
(bad breath)
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Common
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Dental
problems: |
Presence of abscesses in the oral
cavity, or at the level of the roots. |
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Overgrowth of a certain type of
anaerobic Gram negative bacteria |
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Acquired Dental Disease (ADD) and
dental decay |
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Periodontal disease (disease of the
tissues around a tooth) |
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Oral cancer |
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Pharyngitis (inflammation of the
pharynx) |
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Tonsillitis |
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Presence of a foreign body |
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Medication |
Less frequent
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Infectious
diseases: |
Bacterial
infections |
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Fungal infections |
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Viral infections |
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Eosinophilic
granuloma complex |
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Respiratory tract diseases: |
Sinus anatomical deformations |
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Sinus
diseases |
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Lung disease |
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Neoplasia (presence of tumors,
polyps) |
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Gastrointestinal diseases: |
Megaesophagus |
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Liver
disease |
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Neoplasia (presence of tumors,
polyps) |
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Gallbladder dysfunction |
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Metabolic
diseases: |
Uremia or the presence of excessive
amounts of urea and other nitrogenous waste products in the blood, as occurs
in renal failure |
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Diabetes, rare to absent in rabbits |
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Skin
problems: |
Pyoderma (skin disease characterized
by the presence of pus) |
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Food: |
Coprophagy |
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Disorders of the peripheral nervous
system |
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Urogenital
tract: |
Advanced
renal failure |
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Kidney
disease |
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Carcinoma |
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Blood and immune diseases |
Blood disorders
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Eosinophilic granuloma complex
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Autoimmune diseases
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