Differentiating tonsillitis from other diseases

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Luke Rusowicz-Orazem, B.S.

Differentiating Tonsillitis from other Diseases

Tonsillitis must be differentiated from other diseases that present with edema and erythema of the tonsils and nasopharynx, lymphadenopathy, fever, dysphonia, and dysphagia.

Disease	Findings
Mononucleosis
Retropharyngeal absecess
Epstein Barr virus
Herpes simplex virus pharyngitis
Epiglottitis
Peritonsillar abscess
Diphtheria
HIV