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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]

Differential diagnosis

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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