ALLMedicine™ Pharyngitis Center

May 26th, 2021 - During the 1920s, acute rheumatic fever (ARF) was the leading cause of mortality in children in the United States. By the 1980s, many felt ARF had all but disappeared from the US. However, although ARF and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) rates remai...

May 26th, 2021 - Arcanobacterium haemolyticum causes pharyngotonsillitis in children and young adults. It is rarely isolated in pharyngeal swabs as testing for it is not routine. Data on complications, management, and antibiotic susceptibility testing is limited. ...

May 22nd, 2021 - A healthy middle-aged man presents with symptoms of dysphagia and dysphonia following an upper respiratory infection, and is diagnosed and treated for complications of pharyngitis. He presents for evaluation at a tertiary care hospital after sympt...

May 22nd, 2021 - Streptococcus pyogenes causes a profound global burden of morbidity and mortality across its diverse clinical spectrum. To support a new controlled human infection ('challenge') model seeking to accelerate S. pyogenes vaccine development, we aimed...

May 20th, 2021 - Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome is an autoinflammatory disorder with an uncertain origin. PFAPA manifestations occur in the form of regular attacks accompanied by a rise in inflammatory mark...

Dec 2nd, 2013 - Group A Streptococcus (GAS) pharyngitis is currently the only commonly occurring form of acute pharyngitis for which antibiotic therapy is definitely indicated. Polish guidelines advocate the use of modified Centor score (MCS) to assess the probab...

Nov 19th, 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...

Sep 9th, 2013 - IDSA Updates Guideline for Managing Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis.|2013|Randel A, ,|therapeutic use,therapeutic use,diagnosis,drug therapy,microbiology,diagnosis,drug therapy,diagnosis,drug therapy,

Oct 23rd, 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...

Feb 27th, 2009 - Primary prevention of acute rheumatic fever is accomplished by proper identification and adequate antibiotic treatment of group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal (GAS) tonsillopharyngitis. Diagnosis of GAS pharyngitis is best accomplished by combinin...

May 26th, 2021 - During the 1920s, acute rheumatic fever (ARF) was the leading cause of mortality in children in the United States. By the 1980s, many felt ARF had all but disappeared from the US. However, although ARF and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) rates remai...

May 26th, 2021 - Arcanobacterium haemolyticum causes pharyngotonsillitis in children and young adults. It is rarely isolated in pharyngeal swabs as testing for it is not routine. Data on complications, management, and antibiotic susceptibility testing is limited. ...

May 22nd, 2021 - A healthy middle-aged man presents with symptoms of dysphagia and dysphonia following an upper respiratory infection, and is diagnosed and treated for complications of pharyngitis. He presents for evaluation at a tertiary care hospital after sympt...

May 22nd, 2021 - Streptococcus pyogenes causes a profound global burden of morbidity and mortality across its diverse clinical spectrum. To support a new controlled human infection ('challenge') model seeking to accelerate S. pyogenes vaccine development, we aimed...

May 20th, 2021 - Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome is an autoinflammatory disorder with an uncertain origin. PFAPA manifestations occur in the form of regular attacks accompanied by a rise in inflammatory mark...

Oct 25th, 2020 - This transcript has been edited for clarity. Christopher J. Chiu, MD: I'm Christopher Chiu, and we are The Cribsiders. In our pediatric medicine podcast, we interview leading experts to bring you clinical pearls and practice-changing knowledge, an...

May 13th, 2020 - Answer 2/5 Of the following, which condition is most commonly associated with multiple benign nasal polyps? Your peers chose: Epiglottitis 0% Bacterial pharyngitis 0% Rhinosporidiosis 0% Alcohol intolerance 0% The pathogenesis of nasal polyposis i...

Nov 5th, 2019 - Answer 1/5 Which of the following is most accurate regarding the presentation of patients with pharyngitis associated with a group A streptococcal (GAS) infection? Your peers chose: Patients with a sore throat and accompanying cough are more likel...

Nov 5th, 2019 - Sore throats are among the more commonly reported symptoms. Viruses are responsible for 85%-95% of sore throats in adults, 70% in children aged 5-16 years, and 95% in children younger than 5 years. Although most cases resolve spontaneously, it is ...

Oct 3rd, 2019 - There are 4 variants of psoriasis: plaque, guttate, pustular, and erythroderma (in order of prevalence). 2 Guttate psoriasis is characterized by small, 2- to 10-mm, raindroplike lesions on the skin.