While adults can get it too, it is most common in children aged 5 to 15. It's important to treat strep throat. If it's left untreated, it can sometimes lead to rheumatic fever, which can in turn lead to heart disease. There has been some discussion as to whether strep throat could...
Often, swollen lymph nodes will be close to where the issue is. For instance, when you havestrep throat, lymph nodes in your neck may swell. Shingles will cause swollen lymph nodes in the area where the rash breaks out. People who havebreast cancermay get swollen lymph nodes in theirarmpi...
Under a Creative Commons license open accessResumo Objetivo Avaliar a utilidade do quadro clínico para o diagnóstico da faringoamigdalite estreptocócica na faixa pediátrica. Métodos 335 indivíduos de 1 a 18 anos com quadro clínico de faringoamigdalite foram submetidos a anamnese, exame clíni...
Malnutrition, overcrowding and inadequate sanitation all increase the risk ofchildren contracting antibiotic-resistantgut infections. This will inevitably result in more severe diarrhea; a point of concern if antibiotic resistance increases as it would prevent current medications from being effective. The sh...
Is it strep throat - or not?Robert M. CentorGary E. Ruoff
and especially digestive, allergy, hormonal, and autoimmune problems, share the common denominator of having had a lot of antibiotics as babies, children, or young adults – the former usually for ear infections, supposed strep throat, and bronchitis, and as young adults for acne – sometimes fo...
"Integrating real-time strep throat biosurveillance with 2 patient-reported symptoms can accurately identify low-risk patients who are unlikely to even be tested for strep throat," said lead study author Andrew M. Fine, MD, MPH, pediatric emergency medicine,...
Information is provided to help physicians diagnosis and treat strep throat, which affects mostly children between the ages of five and 15.Michael A. GerberGerber M. Strep throat in 1997. Patient Care 1997; Oct 30:56 -75.