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==Acute== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
===Bacterial Infections=== | ===Acute=== | ||
====Bacterial Infections==== | |||
#[[Strep Pharyngitis|GAS]] | #[[Strep Pharyngitis|GAS]] | ||
#N. gonorrhea | #N. gonorrhea | ||
#C. diptheriae | #C. diptheriae | ||
===Viral Infections=== | ====Viral Infections==== | ||
#[[EBV]] | #[[EBV]] | ||
#Herpesvirus | #Herpesvirus | ||
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#Coxsackievirus | #Coxsackievirus | ||
===Noninfectious=== | ====Noninfectious==== | ||
#[[Stevens-Johnson Syndrome]] | #[[Stevens-Johnson Syndrome]] | ||
#Pemphigus | #Pemphigus | ||
#[[Angioedema]] | #[[Angioedema]] | ||
===Other=== | ====Other==== | ||
*[[Retropharyngeal Abscess]] | *[[Retropharyngeal Abscess]] | ||
*[[Peritonsillar Abscess]] | *[[Peritonsillar Abscess]] | ||
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*Caustic exposure | *Caustic exposure | ||
==Chronic== | ===Chronic=== | ||
*GERD | *GERD | ||
*obstructive sleep apnea | *obstructive sleep apnea | ||
Revision as of 04:16, 20 March 2014
Differential Diagnosis
Acute
Bacterial Infections
- GAS
- N. gonorrhea
- C. diptheriae
Viral Infections
- EBV
- Herpesvirus
- Influenza virus
- Rhinovirus
- Coxsackievirus
Noninfectious
- Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
- Pemphigus
- Angioedema
Other
- Retropharyngeal Abscess
- Peritonsillar Abscess
- Epiglottitis
- Kawasaki Disease
- Penetrating injury
- Caustic exposure
Chronic
- GERD
- obstructive sleep apnea
- fungal infections (ex. candida)
- chronic sinusitis with post nasal drip
- inhalation of irritants (smoke, chlorine gas)
- breathing dry air
- glossopharyngeal neuralgia
- Tumor:
- Tongue
- Larynx
- Thyroid
- monomyelocytic leukemia
- Thyroiditis
- Retained Foreign Body
See Also
Source
Harwood-Nuss, Rosens