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Sore throat in children: Sore throat in children is a condition in which a child has a throat that is irritated, inflamed, and painful. See detailed information below for a list of 52 causes of Sore throat in children, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Mild worm infections undiagnosed in children: Human worm infestations, esp. threadworm, can be overlooked in some cases, because it may cause only mild or even absent...read more »
Sinusitis is overdiagnosed: There is a tendency to give a diagnosis of sinusitis, when the condition is really a harmless complication of another infection, such as a common cold....read more »
Whooping cough often undiagnosed: Although most children in the Western world have been immunized against whooping cough (also called "pertussis"), this...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed (it can, of...read more »
Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure. The "cuff" around the arm to measure...read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients. These patients are not the typical...read more »
Chronic lung diseases hard to diagnose: Some of the chronic lung diseases are difficult to diagnose. Even the well-knowns conditions such as asthma or lung cancer often fail to be diagnosed early. Some of the chronic lung diseases with diagnostic...read more »
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Medical Conditions associated with Sore throat in children:
Pain symptoms (6458 causes), Sensory symptoms (7134 causes), Nerve symptoms (9132 causes), Neurological symptoms (9575 causes), Children's health symptoms (230 causes), Respiratory tract symptoms (5166 causes), Throat symptoms (3410 causes), Sensations (6520 causes), Brain symptoms (2787 causes), Mouth symptoms (6864 causes), Common symptoms (8589 causes), Body symptoms (5672 causes), Breathing symptoms (3381 causes), Breath symptoms (3023 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes), Face symptoms (8109 causes)
Symptoms related to Sore throat in children:
Viral pharyngitis (7 causes), Bacterial pharyngitis, Retropharyngeal abscess (18 causes), Lateral pharyngeal abscess, Exposure to dusty air, Exposure to smoke, Postnasal drip due to allergic rhinitis, Postnasal drip due to sinusitis, Vocal abuse, Thermal injury, Foreign body
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