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Strep throat must be differentiated from other diseases that cause sore throat and fever: | Strep throat must be differentiated from other diseases that cause sore throat and fever: | ||
*[[Epiglottitis]] | *[[Epiglottitis]] | ||
*[[Peritonsillar | *[[Peritonsillar abscess]] | ||
*[[Retropharyngeal | *[[Retropharyngeal abscess]] | ||
*Viral pharyngitis | *Viral pharyngitis | ||
:*[[ | :*[[Coxsackie virus]]([[herpangina]]) | ||
:*[[Influenza]] | :*[[Influenza]] | ||
:*[[EBV]] | :*[[EBV]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Differential diagnosis
Strep throat must be differentiated from other diseases that cause sore throat and fever:
- Epiglottitis
- Peritonsillar abscess
- Retropharyngeal abscess
- Viral pharyngitis
- Bacterial pharyngitis
- Other causes of pharyngitis
- Foreign body (eg, fish bone)
- Chemical exposure,
- Referred pain(eg, dental abscess, otitis media)
- GERD