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Acute and chronic pharyngitis
- 4. Pathology Acute inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosal tissue: Blood vessels dilatation Inflammatory cells infiltration mucosal swelling*
- 6. Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis ◆ Diagnosis: history, symptoms, signs (examinations). ◆ Differential Diagnosis: acute infectious diseases (measles, scarlet fever,etc.)
Editor's Notes
- Acute rhinitis and acute tonsilitis may become involved secondarily.
- Virus: Coxsackie virus, rhinovirus, adenovirus, influenza virus , parainfluenza virus so on. Bacteria: streptococci,staphylococci and pneumococci mostly seen. Invironmental factors:high temperature,dust,frog,stimulated gas, etc
- * Exduation from blood vessels and infiltration of inflammatory cells.
- Pharyngeal culture and antibody test.
- *Usually a part of the upper respiroty chronic inflammation, commonly seen in adults. Long course of diseases.
- Soothing gargle may help relieve the symptoms.