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Acute pharyngitis is inflammation of the pharynx caused by an infection. It generally presents as sore throat with pain on swallowing, and possibly fever, fatigue and body aches. On examination, patients often have enlarged tonsils, signs of pharyngeal inflammation, and tender anterior cervical lymph adenopathy. Most cases of acute pharyngitis are due to a viral infection. If a bacterium is responsible, it is usually group A streptococcus...
Glossary
sore throat • body aches • tonsils • tender • clinical feature • swabbing...
Questions (True or False?)
1- In the presence of group A streptococcus, acute pharyngitis usually resolves in a few days without treatment.
2- In a patient with mild symptoms of acute pharyngitis, the presence of group A streptococcus justi es immediate antibiotic therapy.
3- No single clinical feature can clearly distinguish between viral and streptococcal acute pharyngitis.
4- Rapid diagnostic tests are above all useful as a clinical management tool to rule out group A streptococcal pharyngitis and reduce antibiotic use.
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