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Strep throat must be differentiated from other diseases that cause sore throat and fever: | Strep throat must be differentiated from other diseases that cause sore throat and fever:<ref name="pmid8801491">{{cite journal| author=Ruppert SD| title=Differential diagnosis of common causes of pediatric pharyngitis. | journal=Nurse Pract | year= 1996 | volume= 21 | issue= 4 | pages= 38-42, 44, 47-8 | pmid=8801491 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8801491 }} </ref><ref name="pmid22965026">{{cite journal| author=Shulman ST, Bisno AL, Clegg HW, Gerber MA, Kaplan EL, Lee G et al.| title=Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and management of group A streptococcal pharyngitis: 2012 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. | journal=Clin Infect Dis | year= 2012 | volume= 55 | issue= 10 | pages= e86-102 | pmid=22965026 | doi=10.1093/cid/cis629 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22965026 }} </ref> | ||
*[[Epiglottitis]] | *[[Epiglottitis]] | ||
*[[Peritonsillar abscess]] | *[[Peritonsillar abscess]] | ||
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:*Referred pain(eg, [[dental abscess]], [[otitis media]]) | :*Referred pain(eg, [[dental abscess]], [[otitis media]]) | ||
:*[[GERD]] | :*[[GERD]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Differential diagnosis
Strep throat must be differentiated from other diseases that cause sore throat and fever:[1][2]
- Epiglottitis
- Peritonsillar abscess
- Retropharyngeal abscess
- Viral pharyngitis
- Bacterial pharyngitis
- Other causes of pharyngitis
- Foreign body (eg, fish bone)
- Chemical exposure,
- Referred pain(eg, dental abscess, otitis media)
- GERD
References
- ↑ Ruppert SD (1996). "Differential diagnosis of common causes of pediatric pharyngitis". Nurse Pract. 21 (4): 38–42, 44, 47–8. PMID 8801491.
- ↑ Shulman ST, Bisno AL, Clegg HW, Gerber MA, Kaplan EL, Lee G; et al. (2012). "Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and management of group A streptococcal pharyngitis: 2012 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America". Clin Infect Dis. 55 (10): e86–102. doi:10.1093/cid/cis629. PMID 22965026.