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...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
Visualization of the posterior pharynx is the best way to confirm the diagnosis of epiglottitis. Because airway obstruction is the most feared complication of this disease, this examination should be done in a manner and place where immediate intubation can be performed if necessary. Lateral neck ra...