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Pharyngitis should be differentiated from other infectious causes which mimic sore throat which includes oral thrush, infectious mononucleosis, Epiglottitis and peritonsilar abscess.<ref name="pmid15053411">Vincent MT, Celestin N, Hussain AN (2004) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15053411 Pharyngitis.] ''Am Fam Physician'' 69 (6):1465-70. PMID: [https://pubmed.gov/15053411 15053411]</ref> | |||
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Overview
Pharyngitis should be differentiated from other infectious causes which mimic sore throat which includes oral thrush, infectious mononucleosis, Epiglottitis and peritonsilar abscess.[1]
Viral Causes
Viral pharyngitis, the most common cause of sore throat, has a wide differential.[1]
Bacterial Causes
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum is a rarely diagnosed cause of acute pharyngitis and tonsillitis that tends to occur in adolescents and young adults. The symptoms of infection with this organism closely mimic those of acute streptococcal pharyngitis, including a scarlatiniform rash in many patients. A. haemolyticum infection should be suspected in patients with these findings in whom the throat culture is negative for group A streptococci.[2] A. haemolyticum produces a membranous pharyngitis that can be confused with diphtheria.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vincent MT, Celestin N, Hussain AN (2004) Pharyngitis. Am Fam Physician 69 (6):1465-70. PMID: 15053411
- ↑ Bisno AL (2001) Acute pharyngitis. N Engl J Med 344 (3):205-11. DOI:10.1056/NEJM200101183440308 PMID: 11172144