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==Differentiating Tonsillitis from other Diseases== | ==Differentiating Tonsillitis from other Diseases== | ||
Tonsillitis must be differentiated from other diseases that present with [[edema]] and [[erythema]] of the [[tonsils]] and [[nasopharynx]], [[lymphadenopathy]], [[fever]], [[dysphonia]], and [[dysphagia]]. | Tonsillitis must be differentiated from other diseases that present with [[edema]] and [[erythema]] of the [[tonsils]] and [[nasopharynx]], [[lymphadenopathy]], [[fever]], [[dysphonia]], and [[dysphagia]]. | ||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |'''[[HIV]''' | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |'''[[HIV]]''' | ||
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Differentiating Tonsillitis from other Diseases
Tonsillitis must be differentiated from other diseases that present with edema and erythema of the tonsils and nasopharynx, lymphadenopathy, fever, dysphonia, and dysphagia.
| Disease | Findings |
|---|---|
| Mononucleosis | |
| Retropharyngeal absecess | |
| Epstein Barr virus | |
| Herpes simplex virus pharyngitis | |
| Epiglottitis | |
| Peritonsillar abscess | |
| Diphtheria | |
| HIV |