The term is typically applied to those whose height is not just in the upper 1% of the population but several standard deviations above mean for persons of the same sex, age, and ethnic ancestry. The term is seldom applied to those who are simply "tall" or "above average" whose heights appear to be the healthy result of normal genetics and nutrition.
Gigantism differential diagnosis
Strep throat differential diagnosis
Odynophagia differential diagnosis
Rhinitis differential diagnosis
Cough differential diagnosis
Beriberi differential diagnosis
Stomatitis differential diagnosis
Epiglottitis differential diagnosis