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=== Table 1 === | === Table 1<ref name="pmidhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21281502">{{cite journal| author=Regoli M, Chiappini E, Bonsignori F, Galli L, de Martino M| title=Update on the management of acute pharyngitis in children. | journal=Ital J Pediatr | year= 2011 | volume= 37 | issue= | pages= 10 | pmid=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21281502 | doi=10.1186/1824-7288-37-10 | pmc=3042010 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21281502 }}</ref>=== | ||
Clinical signs and symptoms of GABSH pharingitis , their sensitivity and specificity [5] | Clinical signs and symptoms of GABSH pharingitis , their sensitivity and specificity [5] | ||
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=== Table 2 === | === Table 2<ref name="pmidhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/212815022">{{cite journal| author=Regoli M, Chiappini E, Bonsignori F, Galli L, de Martino M| title=Update on the management of acute pharyngitis in children. | journal=Ital J Pediatr | year= 2011 | volume= 37 | issue= | pages= 10 | pmid=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21281502 | doi=10.1186/1824-7288-37-10 | pmc=3042010 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21281502 }}</ref>=== | ||
Clinical Score for GABSH pharyngitis. | Clinical Score for GABSH pharyngitis. | ||
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Revision as of 05:08, 17 August 2020
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Sore throat resident survival guide (pediatrics) Microchapters |
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Overview |
Causes |
FIRE |
Diagnosis |
Treatment |
Do's |
Don'ts |
Overview
This section provides a short and straight to the point overview of the disease or symptom. The first sentence of the overview must contain the name of the disease.
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
Bacteria
- Streptococcus( group A beta-haemolytic )
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Moraxella catarrhalis
viruses[1]
- Rhinovirus.
- coronavirus.
- respiratory syncytial virus.
- metapneumovirus.
- Epstein–Barr virus.
chemical irritation[1]
- nasogastric tubes.
- smoke.
FIRE: Focused Initial Rapid Evaluation
Table 1[2]
Clinical signs and symptoms of GABSH pharingitis , their sensitivity and specificity [5]
Symptoms and Clinical Findings | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) |
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Absence of cough | 51-79 | 36-68 |
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Anterior cervical nodes swollen or enlarged | 55-82 | 34-73 |
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Headache | 48 | 50-80 |
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Myalgia | 49 | 60 |
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Palatine petechiae | 7 | 95 |
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Pharyngeal exudates | 26 | 88 |
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Fever >38°C | 22-58 | 52-92 |
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Tonsillar exudate | 36 | 85 |
Table 2[3]
Clinical Score for GABSH pharyngitis.
Reference | Clinical signs and symptoms | Sensibility (%) | Specificity (%) |
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[37] | Recent exposure to GABHS, pharyngeal exudate, enlarged or tender cervical nodes, fever | 55 | 74 |
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[38] | Season, age, white cells count, fever, absence of cough, enlarged cervical nodes, tonsillar exudate or swelling | 68 | 85 |
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[39] | Swollen and tender anterior cervical nodes, tonsillar exudate | 84 | 40 |
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[40] | Fever, cervical nodes enlargement, tonsillar exudate or swelling or hypertrophy, Absence of cough | 63 | 67 |
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[41] | Season, age, fever, enlarged cervical nodes, tonsillar exudate or swelling or hypertrophy, absence of cough or rhinitis or conjunctivitis | 22 | 93 |
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[42] | Tonsillar hypertrophy, enlarged cervical nodes, absence of rhinitis, scarlet fever rash | 18 | 97 |
Complete Diagnostic Approach
• Rapid strep test (if available)
• Throat swab for culture and sensitivity
• If the child is greater than 2 years old, culture the throat before treatment or do rapid Strep antigen test (if available); if negative, do throat culture.
• Monospot if suspect vira
Treatment
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Do's
- The content in this section is in bullet points.
Don'ts
- The content in this section is in bullet points.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
- ↑ Regoli M, Chiappini E, Bonsignori F, Galli L, de Martino M (2011). "Update on the management of acute pharyngitis in children". Ital J Pediatr. 37: 10. doi:10.1186/1824-7288-37-10. PMC 3042010. PMID https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21281502 Check
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