ALLMedicine™ Pharyngitis Center

Jan 25th, 2023 - This study was performed to develop a new diagnostic algorithm for adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD). We conducted a multicenter prospective nationwide case-control study in tertiary Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, and Infectious Diseases depart...

Jan 24th, 2023 - Tonsillitis, or inflammation of the tonsils, makes up approximately 0.4% of outpatient visits in the United States. Tonsillitis is caused by a viral infection in 70% to 95% of cases. However, bacterial infections caused by group A beta-hemolytic s...

Jan 24th, 2023 - Infectious mononucleosis is a viral syndrome characterized by fever, pharyngitis, and posterior cervical lymphadenopathy. It is usually caused by Epstein-Barr virus and most often affects adolescents and young adults 15 to 24 years of age. Primary...

Jan 20th, 2023 - Study Description: The purpose of this multisite study is to collect specimens and data from patients with periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome and other tonsil disorders for genetic, immunologic...

Jan 18th, 2023 - Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a complex disease with diverse manifestations, for which new treatment options are warranted. BE MOBILE 1 (non-radiographic (nr)-axSpA) and BE MOBILE 2 (radiographic axSpA (r-axSpA)) are double-blind, phase 3 tri...

Mar 29th, 2014 - Several guidelines for the management of respiratory tract infections in children are available in Italy, as well as in other European countries and the United States of America. However, poor adherence to guidelines and the sustained inappropriat...

Nov 20th, 2013 - Most upper respiratory tract infections are caused by viruses and require no antibiotics. This clinical report focuses on antibiotic prescribing strategies for bacterial upper respiratory tract infections, including acute otitis media, acute bacte...

Oct 24th, 2012 - The guideline is intended for use by healthcare providers who care for adult and pediatric patients with group A streptococcal pharyngitis. The guideline updates the 2002 Infectious Diseases Society of America guideline and discusses diagnosis and...

Jan 20th, 2023 - Study Description: The purpose of this multisite study is to collect specimens and data from patients with periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome and other tonsil disorders for genetic, immunologic...

Dec 29th, 2022 - Chronic pharyngolaryngitis (CP), also known as chronic pharyngitis, is defined as the inflammation of the pharynx, which is at the back of the throat. CP is a common disease characterized by dry throat, sore throat, pharyngeal itching, dry cough, ...

Dec 7th, 2022 - Endoscopy methods are inseparable part in diagnostics of patients with head and neck cancer. Nowadays ENT surgeons are offered a wide variety of endoscopy methods. The methods that caused revolution in early diagnostics of head and neck cancer wer...

Dec 2nd, 2022 - Group A streptococcus (GAS) is found in 20% to 40% of cases of childhood pharyngitis; the remaining cases are viral. Streptococcal pharyngitis ('strep throat') deserves antibiotics, while these are not indicated in viral cases. Because signs and s...

Nov 25th, 2022 - Type of study and design The study is a prospective, longitudinal (open) cohort study within households in Sukuta, The Gambia. Households will be recruited, and all available household members asked to participate. Households will be followed for ...

Dec 7th, 2022 - Scarlet fever, commonly described in young children and adolescents, is characterized by a papular, blanching rash that may be described as having a “sandpaper” texture. This condition typically presents in the setting of Streptococcus pyogenes ph.

Dec 1st, 2022 - People with acute respiratory illness during the pandemic suffered similar levels of poor well-being in the months afterward whether they tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 or not, a registry study showed. In a cohort of people who all had initial sym...

Sep 26th, 2022 - The European Commission has approved tezepelumab (Tezspire, AstraZeneca) as an add-on maintenance treatment for patients 12 years and older who have severe asthma that is inadequately controlled with high-dose inhaled corticosteroids and another d...

Aug 31st, 2022 - Five cases of human infection with flu variants normally spread only in pigs were reported to CDC in August, the agency announced in a Health Alert Network advisory on Tuesday. Cases were detected in West Virginia, Oregon, and Ohio, and all of the...

Aug 16th, 2022 - Monkeypox virus was detected on the anal swabs of asymptomatic men who have sex with men (MSM) at a sexual health clinic in Paris, according to a retrospective study. Among 213 MSM who had anal swabs collected for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisser...