They range from self-limiting viral infections like common cold to severe infections related to serious complications like acute bacterial pharyngitis, rhinosinusitis, and otitis media. In this chapter, we present the pathophysiology of acute pharyngitis, acute rhinosinusitis, and acute otitis media.Kara...
Acute rheumatic fever is an inflammatory sequela of Group A Streptococcal pharyngitis that affects multiple organ systems. The incidence of acute rheumatic... RJ Burke,C Chang - 《Autoimmunity Reviews》 被引量: 71发表: 2014年 Sydenham's chorea--analysis of 27 patients and a review of the lite...
James D. Cherry, in Feigin and Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (Sixth Edition), 2009 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY The pathology and pathophysiology of diseases in which pharyngitis is prominent are presented in the chapters of this book on specific infectious agents (in particular, see Chapters...
Pharyngitis is defined as an infection or irritation of the pharynx or tonsils (see the image below). The etiology is usually infectious, with most cases being of viral origin and most bacterial cases attributable to group A streptococci (GAS). Other causes include allergy, trauma, toxins, and...
The underlying cause of the fever should be sought. A careful physical examination often reveals otitis media, pharyngitis, or a viral exanthem. See Presentation for more detail. Diagnosis Laboratory studies Routine laboratory studies usually are not indicated for febrile seizure unless they are perfor...
Several epidemiological studies have demonstrated that overweight and obesity are associated with a higher prevalence of respiratory tract infections (RTIs), characterized by a longer duration of disease and higher mortality. Upper infections (common cold, pharyngitis, otitis, sinusitis, laryngotracheitis...
Complications in the treatment group included urinary tract infection in 2 patients, and monilial pharyngitis in another 2, compared to only 2 infections in the control group. Most notably, MRIs obtained at the beginning of the study and again following 6 months of therapy revealed a significant...
The comprehension of unconventional immune functions of tonsillar B cells, their role in tolerance induction and protective immune responses, is crucial to unveil the dynamic interactions of the upper aero digestive tract with polymicrobial commensal flo
Following an incubation period of 7–14 days, onset is typically insidious. As the disease progresses, patients usually develop pharyngitis, which is often purulent and accompanied by headache, fever, myalgia, back or abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. Despite severe prostration most patients ...
Complications in the treatment group included urinary tract infection in 2 patients, and monilial pharyngitis in another 2, compared to only 2 infections in the control group. Most notably, MRIs obtained at the beginning of the study and again following 6 months of therapy revealed a significant...