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Pharyngitis
sore throat
- most due to adenovirus
- 32 serotypes
- serotype 8 causes localised summer epidemics
- 1/3 due to bacterial infections
Clinical Features
- oropharynx
- soft palate inflamed
- tonsils inflamed & swollen
Treatment
- most self-limiting
- if severe / persistent then
- Avoid Amoxicillin if
possibility of infectious mononucleosis
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