There can be substantial overlap between the findings of scarlet fever and Kawasaki disease. Lack of response to antibiotic therapy for suspected scarlet fever should prompt consideration of Kawasaki disease. Viruses Clinical findings such as conjunctivitis, cough, hoarseness, coryza, anterior stomatitis,...
64 Ulcerations can be found almost anywhere in the mouth, including the floor of the mouth, inner lips, buccal mucosa, gingiva, hard and soft palate, as well as the esophagus, anus, and penis.63, 65 Concomitant oral thrush has also been described. Based on the common presenting symptoms...
Pharyngitis secondary tent patients, oral HSV infections will eventually resolve spon- to candidiasis can be extremely painful causing severe dys- taneously; however, outpatient treatment of antiviral phagia. When oral candidiasis progresses to visibly involve medication acyclovir, or one of its ...
GAS infections can also lead to the development of auto- immune diseases, such as acute rheumatic fever (ARF) [1, 2]. In an estimated 60% of ARF cases, carditis pro- gresses to chronic rheumatic heart disease (RHD), which can produce permanent heart valve damage [3]. Unless further ...
Cantarini, L., Vitale, A., Galeazzi, M. & Frediani, B. A case of resistant adult-onset periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome responsive to anakinra. Clin. Exp. Rheumatol. 30, 593 (2012). PubMed Google Scholar Colotto, M. et al. PFAPA...
Although suppurative infections of the deep neck spaces are often regarded as being more acute and in need of surgical drainage, nonsuppurative infections can be just as severe and, in some cases, more serious than deep neck space abscesses. One of these conditions is Ludwig’s angina. This ...
Pharyngeal infection is best treated with ceftriaxone, 125 mg intramedullarly once, plus doxycycline, 100 mg orally twice a day for 7 days. N. meningitides pharyngitis has been reported to precede sepsis, but such illness must be rare. Tularemia Francisella tularensis can present as an ...
(AP) is an infection of thepharynx, which may involve thetonsils. AP may be a part of a generalizedURI, or it may be a specific localized infection inside the pharynx. The most common cause of AP is a viral infection, but it can also be caused by a bacterial infection, such as ...
Our meta-analysis suggests that the use of either score at any threshold is at best marginally better than chance. The use of these scores may lead to a reduction in antibiotic prescribing; and although some GAS cases would be missed, this could be mitigated with careful safety netting (i....
Group A streptococcus (GAS) pharyngitis can cause serious complications such as rheumatic heart disease. The McIsaac sore throat score is a clinical prediction score used to improve the detection rate of GAS pharyngitis. We evaluated the validity of the McIsaac sore throat score in Southern Taiwan...