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Revision as of 17:06, 18 October 2016

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S [2]

Strep throat must be differentiated from other diseases that cause sore throat and fever:

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+Strep throat must be differentiated from other diseases that cause sore throat and fever:
+*[[Epiglottitis]]
+*[[Peritonsillar abcess]]
+*[[Retropharyngeal abcess]]
+*Viral pharyngitis
+:*[[Cocksackie virus]](herpangina)
+:*[[Influenza]]
+:*[[EBV]]
+:*[[Adenovirus]]
+:*[[HIV]]
+:*[[Measles]]
+:*[[Rubella]]
+:*[[Herpes simplex virus]]
+:*[[Parainfluenza viruses]]
+:*[[Coronaviruses]]
+:*[[Rhinoviruses]]
+:*[[Respiratory syncytial virus]]
+*Bacterial pharyngitis
+:*[[Gonorrhea]]
+:*[[Diphtheria]]
+:*[[Tularemia]]
+:*[[Mycoplasma pneumoniae]]
+*Other causes of pharyngitis
+:*Foreign body (eg, fish bone)
+:*Chemical exposure,
+:*Referred pain(eg, [[dental abscess]], [[otitis media]])
+:*[[GERD]]
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