Sore Throat
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Sore Throat Symptoms
Symptoms that occur with a sore throat include:
Fever
Ear pain
Throat redness
Swollen tonsils
:
Pus may form on the tonsils
Difficulty swallowing
Fatigue
Cervical lymphadenopathy
:
Swollen lymph nodes in the neck
For more information:
Bacterial pharyngitis symptoms
Epiglottitis symptoms
Influenza symptoms
Mononucleosis symptoms
Peritonsillar abscess symptoms
Tonsillitis symptoms
Thrush symptoms
Viral pharyngitis symptoms
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Related Topics:
Bacterial pharyngitis
Difficulty swallowing
Epiglottitis
Hoarse voice
Influenza
Mononucleosis
Peritonsillar abscess
Retropharyngeal abscess
Thrush
Tonsillitis
Viral pharyngitis
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Sore throat
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Last Updated: Aug 7, 2008
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
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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.
