| Title | Pharyngitis. | ||
| Author | Middleton, D B | ||
| Journal | Prim Care | Publication Year/Month | 1996-Dec |
| PMID | 8890141 | PMCID | PMC7125999 |
| Affiliation | 1.St. Margaret Memorial Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15215, USA. | ||
This article reviews the commonly encountered agents causing acute inflammation of the pharynx and tonsils, with special attention to a practical approach for identifying and dealing with the group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus. Ubiquitous viral agents such as Epstein-Barr virus, rhinovirus, and adenovirus are reviewed. Some agents such as group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus and Epstein-Barr virus are susceptible to treatment. Additionally, unusual infectious agents and noninfectious causes of pharyngitis are enumerated.