Sore throat

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Differential Diagnosis

Acute Sore Throat

Bacterial infections

Viral infections

Noninfectious

Other

Chronic Sore Throat

  • GERD
  • obstructive sleep apnea
  • fungal infections (ex. candida)
  • chronic sinusitis with post nasal drip
  • inhalation of irritants (smoke, chlorine gas)
  • breathing dry air
  • glossopharyngeal neuralgia
  • Tumor:
    • Tongue
    • Larynx
    • Thyroid
  • monomyelocytic leukemia
  • Thyroiditis
  • Retained Foreign Body

See Also

References

  1. Melio, Frantz, and Laurel Berge. “Upper Respiratory Tract Infection.” In Rosen’s Emergency Medicine., 8th ed. Vol. 1, n.d.

Harwood-Nuss, Tintinalli