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====Viral Infections====
====Viral Infections====
#[[EBV]]
#Rhinovirus
#Coronavirus
#Adenovirus
#[[Herpesvirus]]
#[[Herpesvirus]]
#Influenza virus
#Influenza virus
#Rhinovirus
#Coxsackievirus
#Coxsackievirus
#[[EBV]]
#HIV (Acute Retroviral Syndrome)


====Noninfectious====
====Noninfectious====

Revision as of 20:26, 23 May 2014

Differential Diagnosis

Acute

Bacterial Infections

  1. Streptococcal Pharyngitis (Strep Throat)
  2. N. gonorrhea
  3. C. diptheriae

Viral Infections

  1. Rhinovirus
  2. Coronavirus
  3. Adenovirus
  4. Herpesvirus
  5. Influenza virus
  6. Coxsackievirus
  7. EBV
  8. HIV (Acute Retroviral Syndrome)

Noninfectious

  1. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
  2. Pemphigus
  3. Angioedema

Other

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

Strep Pharyngitis

Source

Harwood-Nuss, Rosens