Sore Throat
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Sore Throat Underlying Cause
Common causes
for sore throat include:
Allergic rhinitis
Bacterial pharyngitis
:
Strep throat
Common cold
Coughing
Croup
Dry throat
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Influenza
Laryngitis
Mononucleosis
Peritonsillar abscess
Postnasal drip from
sinusitis
Thrush
Tonsillitis
Viral pharyngitis
Less common causes
for sore throat include:
Achalasia
Aphthous ulcers
Chicken pox
Chlamydia trachomatis
Diphtheria
Epiglottitis
Esophageal foreign body
Esophageal spasm
Esophageal stricture
Esophageal tumor
Glossitis
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Herpangina
Hypothyroidism
Laryngeal tumor
Leukemia
Ludwig's angina
Measles
Mouth cancer
Retropharyngeal abscess
Rubella
Scarlet fever
Syphilis
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Sore Throat Anatomy
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Epiglottitis
Mononucleosis
Peritonsillar abscess
Retropharyngeal abscess
Thrush
Tonsillitis
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Last Updated: Nov 11, 2008
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Authors:
Stephen J. Schueler, MD
;
John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Sore Throat References:
Cooper RJ, Hoffman JR, Bartlett JG, Besser RE, Gonzales R, Hickner JM, Sande MA; American Academy of Family Physicians; American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine; Centers for Disease Control. Principles of appropriate antibiotic use for acute pharyngitis in adults: background. Ann Intern Med. 2001 Mar 20;134(6):509-17.
Del Mar CB, Glasziou PP, Spinks AB. Antibiotics for sore throat. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004;(2):CD000023.
McIsaac WJ, Goel V, To T, Low DE. The validity of a sore throat score in family practice. CMAJ. 2000 Oct 3;163(7):811-5.
