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==Complications==
==Complications==
[[Complications]] of [[pharyngitis]] may include:
[[Complications]] of [[pharyngitis]] based on the causing agent include the following:
*Blockage of the [[airway]] (in severe cases).
 
*Sore ([[abscess]]) around the [[tonsils]] or behind the [[pharynx]].
{| style="border: 0px; font-size: 90%; margin: 3px;" align=center
| colspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; text-align: center;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|'''Common complications'''}}
|+
! style="background: #4479BA; width: 150px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Pathogen}}
! style="background: #4479BA; width: 350px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Complications}}
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" | '''Group A Streptococcus'''
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
'''Suppurative complications'''
*[[Tonsillar abscess]]
*[[Sinusitis]]
*Otitis media
*[[Necrotizing fasciitis]]
*[[Meningitis]] 
*Jugular vein thrombophlebitis
'''Non suppurative complications'''
*[[Acute rheumatic fever]] (ARF)
*[[Scarlet fever]]
*Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome
*Acute [[glomerulonephritis]]
*Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with group A streptococci (PANDAS)
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |'''Influenza'''
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
*Pneumonia
*Encephalitis
*Aseptic meningitis
*Guillain barre syndrome
*[[Transverse myelitis]]
*[[Myositis]] and rhabdomyolysis
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |'''Adenovirus'''
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
*[[Laryngotracheitis]]
*[[Bronchitis]]
*Pneumonia
*[[Otitis media]]
*Meningoencephalitis
*[[Hepatitis]]
*Myocarditis
*[[Nephritis]]
*Neutropenia
*[[Disseminated intravascular coagulation]]
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" | '''Cocksackie A virus'''
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
*Aseptic [[meningitis]]
*Myocarditis
*Acute flaccid paralysis
*Conjunctival ulceration
*Brainstem [[encephalitis]]
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |'''Ebstein barr virus'''
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
*Airway obstruction
*Splenic rupture
*X-linked lymphoproliferative disease
*Lymphomatoid granulomatosis
|-
| colspan="3" style="background: #4479BA; text-align: center;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|'''Less common complications'''}}
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" | '''Gonococcus'''
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
*Disseminated gonorrhea
*[[Meningitis]]
*[[Endocarditis]]
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" | '''Diphtheria'''
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
*Airway obstruction
*[[Myocarditis]]
*[[Polyneuropathies]]
** 10th cranial nerve disorder
** 9th cranial nerve disorder
** [[Peripheral motor neuropathy]]
* Diaphragm paralysis
* Neurogenic bladder dysfunction
* [[Acute renal failure ]]
* [[Septicemia]]
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" | '''Heamophilis influenza'''
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
*[[Retropharyngeal abcess]]
*[[Epiglottitis]]
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" | '''Fusobacterium necrophorum'''
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
*[[Peritonsillar abscess]]
*[[Lemierre's syndrome]]
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" | '''Parainfluenza virus'''
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
*Retropharyngeal abcess
*[[Pneumonia]]
|-
|}


==Prognosis==
==Prognosis==

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Natural History

Most cases of pharyngitis go away on their own without complications.

Complications

Complications of pharyngitis based on the causing agent include the following:

Common complications
Pathogen Complications
Group A Streptococcus

Suppurative complications

Non suppurative complications

Influenza
Adenovirus
Cocksackie A virus
Ebstein barr virus
  • Airway obstruction
  • Splenic rupture
  • X-linked lymphoproliferative disease
  • Lymphomatoid granulomatosis
Less common complications
Gonococcus
Diphtheria
Heamophilis influenza
Fusobacterium necrophorum
Parainfluenza virus

Prognosis

Most cases of pharyngitis go away on their own without complications.

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