What is Pharyngitis?

What is Pharyngitis?

• Pharyngitis: Inflammation or infection of the larynx in the throat.
• Pharyngitis: Inflammation of the throat.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Pharyngitis: inflammation of the fauces and pharynx.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Pharyngitis: Introduction

Types of Pharyngitis:

Types of Pharyngitis:

• Acute pharyngitis
• Chronic pharyngitis
• Bacterial pharyngitis
• Viral pharyngitis
• Streptococcal pharyngitis - from the streptococcus bacteria
• more types...»

Broader types of Pharyngitis:

• Upper Respiratory Infection
• Larynx conditions
• Conditions involving a pathogen
• Child health conditions
• Respiratory conditions
• Throat conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Pharyngitis?

Complications of Pharyngitis: see complications of Pharyngitis

What causes Pharyngitis?

Causes of Pharyngitis: see causes of Pharyngitis

What are the symptoms of Pharyngitis?

Symptoms of Pharyngitis: see symptoms of Pharyngitis

Complications of Pharyngitis: see complications of Pharyngitis

Can anyone else get Pharyngitis?

More information: see contagiousness of Pharyngitis

Pharyngitis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Pharyngitis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Pharyngitis.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Pharyngitis: see treatments for Pharyngitis
Research for Pharyngitis: see research for Pharyngitis

Society issues for Pharyngitis

Hospitalization statistics for Pharyngitis: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Pharyngitis:

• 0.03% (4,096) of hospital consultant episodes were for acute pharyngitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 94% of hospital consultant episodes for acute pharyngitis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 50% of hospital consultant episodes for acute pharyngitis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 50% of hospital consultant episodes for acute pharyngitis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 83% of hospital consultant episodes for acute pharyngitis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for acute pharyngitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Pharyngitis:

Organs and body systems related to Pharyngitis include:

• Larynx
• Throat
• Tonsils

Name and Aliases of Pharyngitis

Main name of condition: Pharyngitis

Sore throat, Raw throat
Source - WordNet 2.1

Pharyngitis: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Pharyngitis:

• Irritation of pharynx
• Infection of tonsils
• Irritation of tonsils
• Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infections
• GABHS infections
• Bacterial pharyngitis
• Viral pharyngitis
• Acute rheumatic fever
• Acute glomerulonephritis
• Upper respiratory infections
• URIs
• Heart valve damage
• Streptococcus pyogenes
• Rhinovirus
• Adenovirus

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