Exudative Pharyngitis: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Exudative Pharyngitis

On physical examination fever (39.2 degrees C), exudative pharyngitis, tenderness and swelling in the left anterior cervical area were noted. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Exudative - group A streptococcus is the most common bacterial cause of exudative and nonexudative pharyngitis. [healthcentral.com]

Erythematous or exudative pharyngitis may also be associated with gonococcal or primary HIV infection. [medicalguidelines.msf.org]

Pharyngitis due to Group A Beta-Hemolytic Streptococcus

Abstract The classic triad of fever, pharyngeal exudate and tender anterior cervical adenopathy is present in only 15 percent of cases of group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Significant predictors of GABHS pharyngitis were: age 10-15 years, the presence of dysphagia, vomiting, pharyngeal exudate, and scarlatiniform rash. [popline.org]

The triad of fever, pharyngeal exudate and anterior cervical adenopathy is present in only 15 percent of cases.[7] Exudate occurs in fewer than 50 percent of patients with [drplace.com]

Scarlet Fever

Most commonly, scarlet fever evolves from an exudative pharyngitis. [accessmedicine.mhmedical.com]

Food-borne outbreaks have been reported. [1, 2] The exudative pharyngitis typical of scarlet fever. [emedicine.com]

Figure 34-2 Scarlatiniform rash comprising small papules and erythema on the trunk of a febrile child with strep pharyngitis. (Courtesy of Richard P. Usatine, MD.) [accessmedicine.mhmedical.com]

Infectious Mononucleosis

Pharyngitis may be severe, painful, and exudative and may resemble streptococcal pharyngitis. [merck.com]

Most patients have the triad of Fever Pharyngitis Adenopathy Fever usually peaks in the afternoon or early evening, with a temperature around 39.5° C, although it may reach [merckmanuals.com]

Exudative pharyngitis, anterior cervical lymphadenopathy, and fever may be clinically indistinguishable from those caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococci. [merck.com]

Adenovirus Infection

[…] of nonstreptococcal exudative pharyngitis among children under 3 years; more severe diseases include laryngitis, croup, bronchiolitis, or severe pneumonia; a syndrome of [viracore.ucsf.edu]

In some series of hospitalized children with documented adenoviral infection high fever, leukocytosis and exudative pharyngitis resembling bacterial infection has been observed [infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com]

Most symptomatic infections occur in children and cause fever and upper respiratory symptoms, including pharyngitis, otitis media, cough, and exudative tonsillitis with cervical [merckmanuals.com]

Acute Catarrhal Tonsillitis

Acute ulcerative tonsillitis Acute viral tonsillitis Adenoiditis Bacterial tonsillitis Exudative pharyngitis Follicular tonsillitis Gangrenous pharyngitis Gangrenous pharyngitis [icdlist.com]

Sore throat Pharyngeal erythema More common in viral pharyngitis: nasal congestion, coryza, and hoarseness More common in bacterial pharyngitis: fever, tonsillar exudate, [amboss.com]

[…] tonsillitis Acute follicular tonsillitis Acute follicular tonsillitis (disorder) Acute gangrenous pharyngitis Major Diagnostic Categories M.D.C MDC Category Not Assigned [medicbind.com]

Tularemia

Oropharyngeal: The oropharyngeal form can present with stomatitis or an exudative pharyngitis or tonsillitis. There may also be ulcers and cervical lymphadenopathy. [visualdx.com]

Tularemia may also present as an oculoglandular disease, with exudative conjunctivitis and regional lymphadenopathy, oropharyngeal tularemia, with exudative pharyngitis and [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

pharyngitis, tonsillitis, usually unilateral cervical lymphadenopathy Streptococcal pharyngitis, infectious mononucleosis, adenoviral infection, diphtheria Pneumonic Inhalation [journals.lww.com]

Beta-Hemolytic Streptococcus

James et al. [ 1 ] have associated group C SBH with exudative pharyngitis. Baquero et al. [ 2 ] also identified these species on its research work. [omicsonline.org]

Definition (CSP) species of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria isolated from skin lesions, blood, inflammatory exudates, and the upper respiratory tract of humans; it is a group [fpnotebook.com]

Streptococcal pharyngitis is usually caused by GABHS. About 20% of patients present with sore throat, fever, a beefy red pharynx, and a purulent tonsillar exudate. [merckmanuals.com]

Herpes Simplex Infection

pharyngitis frequently absent - lymphadenopathy less common Heterophile antibody negative - IgM class antibody that agglutinate RBC from certain species like sheep Infects [brainscape.com]

Specimen Requirements Specimen Vesicular fluid, ulcerated lesions, pharyngeal and throat swabs, urine, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), autopsy and biopsy material, eye exudates [labcorp.com]

The vesicles rupture to form ulcerative lesions with grayish exudates on the tonsils and the posterior pharynx. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis

Vincent angina is diagnosed using a gentian violet-stained smear of the pharyngeal exudate, which demonstrates the presence of Fusobacterium and spirochetes. [ghorayeb.com]

Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency

pharyngitis 31/109 (28) 16 10 Musculoskeletal involvement 89/113 (79) Arthralgia 80/113 (71) 34 15 Myalgia 64/112 (57) 34 18 Arthritis 31/109 (28) 24 9 Severe musculoskeletal [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]

[…] nodes 59/99 (60) 42 12 Mucocutaneous involvement 99/113 (87) Aphthous stomatitis 67/111 (60) 37 15 Maculopapular rash 43/111 (39) 21 8 Urticarial rash 16/109 (15) 38 38 Exudative [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]

Measles

Koplik spots consist of serous exudate and proliferation of endothelial cells similar to those in the skin lesions. [slideshare.net]

A general inflammatory reaction of the buccal and pharyngeal mucosa extends into the lymphoid tissue and the tracheobronchial mucous membrane. 19. Pathogenesis (cont.) [slideshare.net]

Corynebacterium Diphtheriae

Of the child cases, one had congenital cardiac disease, one had recent undergone a major dental treatment and one had an episode of non-exudative pharyngitis two weeks prior [omicsonline.org]

The onset is sudden, with malaise, sore throat, exudative pharyngitis, and a low-grade fever. [bacteriologynotes.com]

Colitis (grayish tonsillar exudates), severe pharyngitis Pharyngitis Pharyngitis is an inflammation of the back of the throat (pharynx). [lecturio.com]

Leukemia

What is leukemia? Leukemia is cancer of the blood and develops in the bone marrow. The bone marrow is the soft, spongy center of certain bones that produces the three major types of blood cells: white blood cells to fight infection; red blood cells that carry oxygen; and platelets that help with blood clotting[…] [stanfordchildrens.org]

Agranulocytosis

Endocrine Abstracts (2003) 5 P27 Department of Endocrinology, Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Trust, Chester, UK Agranulocytosis is a well recognised but rare side effect of carbimazole therapy which usually occurs within the first 3 months of treatment .We report the case of a 55 year old woman with Graves[…] [endocrine-abstracts.org]

Acute Radiation Sickness

Biosecur Bioterror. 2011 Dec;9(4):345-50. doi: 10.1089/bsp.2011.0042. Epub 2011 Oct 11. Author information 1 Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, USA. aadalja@biosecurity-upmc.org Abstract After the detonation of an improvised nuclear device, several key actions will be necessary to save the[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Haemophilus Influenzae Infection

GUPEA > Doctoral Theses / Doktorsavhandlingar > Doctoral Theses from University of Gothenburg / Doktorsavhandlingar från Göteborgs universitet > Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/2077/11759 Title: Invasive haemophilus influenzae infection. Clinical, immunologic and pathogenic[…] [gupea.ub.gu.se]

Pharyngeal Disease

Pharyngitis may not be a prominent complaint. HIV-1: This is associated with pharyngeal edema and erythema, common aphthous ulcers, and a rarity of exudates. [web.archive.org]

Marvez-Valls EG, Ernst AA, Gray J, Johnson WD (1998) The role of betamethasone in the treatment of acute exudative pharyngitis. [doi.org]

On examination, there is pharyngeal injection with exudates. [aafp.org]

Infectious Mononucleosis Hepatitis

Pharyngitis may be severe, painful, and exudative and may resemble streptococcal pharyngitis. [msdmanuals.com]

Introduction EBV, a DNA virus of herpes family is the cause of infectious mononucleosis (glandular fever) with typical manifestation of fever, exudative pharyngitis, lymphadenopathy [hepatitis.imedpub.com]

pharyngitis Icteric hepatitis Mononucleosis syndrome Splenomegaly Guillain-Barré syndrome Fever Cervical adenopathy Encephalitis Malaise Nonspecific rash Myocarditis Sore [aafp.org]

Tularemic Meningitis

Oropharyngeal: The oropharyngeal form can present with stomatitis or an exudative pharyngitis or tonsillitis. There may also be ulcers and cervical lymphadenopathy. [visualdx.com]

Swollen submandibular, preauricular, or cervical lymph nodes Photophobia Sore throat Cervical adenopathy Exudative pharyngitis Abdominal pain Nausea Vomiting Diarrhea Occasionally [quizlet.com]

Manifestations of oropharyngeal tularemia include the following: Stomatitis and exudative pharyngitis or tonsillitis - The patient may occasionally develop a yellow-white [emedicine.medscape.com]

Streptococcal Pharyngitis

[…] streptococcal pharyngitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Both drugs were significantly effective in reducing pharyngitis manifestations but penicillin was significantly more effective in reducing exudate than amoxicillin. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

CONCLUSION: The new 4-variable CDR for GAS pharyngitis (ie, tonsillar swelling and one of tonsillar exudate, no rhinorrhea, no cough) outperformed existing rules for GAS pharyngitis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pharyngoconjunctival Fever

Physical exam revealed a non-exudative pharyngitis and pre-auricular lymphadenopathy. [medbullets.com]

common cause of nonstreptococcal exudative pharyngitis among children under 3 years; more severe diseases include laryngitis, croup, bronchiolitis, or severe pneumonia; [msdsonline.com]

Exudative Pharyngitis

The role of tularemia as a cause of exudative pharyngitis is discussed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract The objective of this study was to investigate whether treatment with single-dose dexamethasone can provide relief of symptoms in acute exudative pharyngitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

OBJECTIVE: To compare betamethasone with placebo as an adjuvant to antibiotic therapy in the treatment of acute exudative pharyngitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pneumococcal Infection

Abstract Vaccination remains the primary preventive strategy in the elderly against Streptococcus pneumoniae and influenza infections. However, the effectiveness of vaccines decreases with increasing age and among patients. This study evaluated the opportunistic parasites infecting vaccinated and non-vaccinated[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Arcanobacterium Infection

Samples recommended: Pharyngeal exudate or nasopharyngeal aspirate. Samples of skin and subcutaneous infections. Samples from other locations of suspected infections. [ivami.com]

pharyngitis and/or tonsillitis accompanied by cervical lymphadenopathy. [wikidoc.org]

[…] them, since Arcanobacterium is rod-shaped and Streptococcus is coccus-shaped.[7] A. haemolyticum infection is most common in 15- to 25-year-old persons and manifests as exudative [en.wikipedia.org]

Viral Pharyngitis

Acute retroviral syndrome due to HIV may be associated with fever and non-exudative pharyngitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Clinical manifestations frequently include fever, tonsillar exudates, painful cervical adenopathy, pharyngeal erythema, and ear pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] with fever, tonsillar exudates, and cervical adenopathy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Gonococcal Pharyngitis

Classic physical findings include fever, cervical adenopathy, and posterior pharyngeal and tonsillar erythema and exudates. [cdemcurriculum.com]

On examination, there is pharyngeal injection with exudates. [aafp.org]

Pharyngitis is often asymptomatic; however, it may present as exudative pharyngitis with cervical lymphadenopathy. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Infectious Mononucleosis Encephalitis

Differential diagnosis Exudative pharyngitis is commonly confused with group A streptococcal pharyngitis. [patient.info]

In an early report of six patients over the age of 60 years with infectious mononucleosis, presentation was often primarily constitutional, without exudative pharyngitis. [medtextfree.wordpress.com]

Pharyngitis Pharyngitis is one of the cardinal manifestations of EBV infectious mononucleosis. Exudative pharyngitis may resemble streptococcal pharyngitis. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Glandular Tularemia

Results: Exudative pharyngitis, predominantly laterocervical adenitis, fever, and headache were the most prevalent clinical signs/symptoms observed. [link.springer.com]

PFAPA Syndrome

In 17.9% of patients, pharyngeal exudates were found. [dovepress.com]

What Is Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, Cervical Adenitis (PFAPA)? [rheumatology.org]

[…] white exudates were observed (Figure 1). [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]