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This section provides a short and straight to the point overview of the | Sore throat is one of the most common complaints among patients visiting their primary care physicians. In the United States, approximately 12 million ambulatory care visits are due to sore throat annually<ref name="pmid18958997">{{cite journal| author=Schappert SM, Rechtsteiner EA| title=Ambulatory medical care utilization estimates for 2006. | journal=Natl Health Stat Report | year= 2008 | volume= | issue= 8 | pages= 1-29 | pmid=18958997 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18958997 }} </ref>. It mostly occurs in children and adolescents. The etiology is mostly acute self- limiting viral infection. Group A streptococcal infection is the most common causative bacteria for acute pharyngitis in adults<ref name="pmid3534166">{{cite journal| author=Komaroff AL, Pass TM, Aronson MD, Ervin CT, Cretin S, Winickoff RN | display-authors=etal| title=The prediction of streptococcal pharyngitis in adults. | journal=J Gen Intern Med | year= 1986 | volume= 1 | issue= 1 | pages= 1-7 | pmid=3534166 | doi=10.1007/BF02596317 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3534166 }} </ref>. As a physician, it is important to identify clinical signs for life-threatening airway obstruction and deep tissue infection and treat them promptly. This section provides a short and straight to the point overview of the sore throat in adults. | ||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
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Overview
Sore throat is one of the most common complaints among patients visiting their primary care physicians. In the United States, approximately 12 million ambulatory care visits are due to sore throat annually[1]. It mostly occurs in children and adolescents. The etiology is mostly acute self- limiting viral infection. Group A streptococcal infection is the most common causative bacteria for acute pharyngitis in adults[2]. As a physician, it is important to identify clinical signs for life-threatening airway obstruction and deep tissue infection and treat them promptly. This section provides a short and straight to the point overview of the sore throat in adults.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
Diagnosis
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Do's
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References
- ↑ Schappert SM, Rechtsteiner EA (2008). "Ambulatory medical care utilization estimates for 2006". Natl Health Stat Report (8): 1–29. PMID 18958997.
- ↑ Komaroff AL, Pass TM, Aronson MD, Ervin CT, Cretin S, Winickoff RN; et al. (1986). "The prediction of streptococcal pharyngitis in adults". J Gen Intern Med. 1 (1): 1–7. doi:10.1007/BF02596317. PMID 3534166.