Sore throat

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Acute

Bacterial Infections

  1. GAS
  2. N. gonorrhea
  3. C. diptheriae

Viral Infections

  1. EBV
  2. Herpesvirus
  3. Influenza virus
  4. Rhinovirus
  5. Coxsackievirus

Noninfectious

  1. Stevens-Johnson syndrome
  2. Pemphigus
  3. 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

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