A Case of Sore Throat and Fever

A Boy With Fever And Sore Throat

A Boy With Fever And Sore Throat

Case 3: Sore Throat and Fever in a 4-year-old Boy.

A 4-year-old previously healthy and fully immunized boy presents with a 2-day history of sore throat and a 1-day history of fever and drooling. He awakened today with worsening sore throat, drooling, and subjective fever. He complains of pain during swallowing and refuses oral intake. He has no cough, congestion, sick contacts, or recent travel. His prenatal, natal, and postnatal histories cont...

Sore throat.

INTRODUCTION About 10-30% of people present to primary healthcare services with sore throat each year. The causative organisms of sore throat may be bacteria (most commonly Streptococcus) or viruses (typically rhinovirus), although it is difficult to distinguish bacterial from viral infections clinically. METHODS AND OUTCOMES We conducted a systematic review and aimed to answer the following ...

Septic Sore Throat

The condition commonly known as septic throat or epidemic sore throat deserves special importance from the general practitioner as like no other common condition it is so frequentlymissed and even mis-diagnosed. This is particularly unfortunate because it is amenable to a simple and reliable form of therapy. Septic sore throat is an acute streptococcal infection with a fairly clear-cut clinical...