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==Natural History== | ==Natural History== | ||
Most cases of [[pharyngitis]] go away on their own without [[complications]]. | Symptoms develop after a short incubation period of 24 to 72 hours.<ref name="pmid15053411">Vincent MT, Celestin N, Hussain AN (2004) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15053411 Pharyngitis.] ''Am Fam Physician'' 69 (6):1465-70. PMID: [https://pubmed.gov/15053411 15053411]</ref> Most cases of [[pharyngitis]] go away on their own without [[complications]]. | ||
==Complications== | ==Complications== |
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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]
Natural History
Symptoms develop after a short incubation period of 24 to 72 hours.[1] Most cases of pharyngitis go away on their own without complications.
Complications
Complications of pharyngitis based on the causing agent include the following: [2] Identifying the cause of pharyngitis, especially group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus (GABHS), is important to prevent potential life-threatening complications.[1]
Common complications | ||
Pathogen | Complications | |
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Group A Streptococcus |
Suppurative complications
Non suppurative complications
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Influenza |
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Adenovirus |
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Cocksackie A virus |
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Ebstein barr virus |
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Less common complications | ||
Gonococcus |
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Diphtheria |
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Heamophilis influenza | ||
Fusobacterium necrophorum | ||
Parainfluenza virus |
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Prognosis
Most cases of pharyngitis go away on their own without complications.