Clinical examination. He looks slightly unwell. His temperature is 37.9 C; his pulse is 82
beats per minute; and his respiratory rate is 14 breaths per minute. Findings of chest …

A 20-year-old Vietnamese man was admitted to the hospital with fever and pharyngitis. He
had been in excellent health until 5 days prior to admission. His illness began with a sore …

Sore throat is a common presenting complaint. Although patients often are concerned that
they may have group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) pharyngitis, most sore throats …

THE CLINICIAN often regards the problem of a sore throat as intellectually trivial and
clinically unimportant. Neither attitude is justified. Many etiologic agents remain to be …

Justin, a 13-year-old patient who has had sore throat, fever and swollen glands for two days,
presents to your office. On examination, he has exudative tonsillitis and tender anterior …

Aims To compare the characteristics of sore throat patients with their having normal throat, to
measure the incidence of beta-haemolytic streptococcal growth in both groups, and to …

A previously healthy 16-year-old girl presented to her physician because of a two-day
history of sore throat, fatigue, fever, headache, and vomiting. On examination, her …

PRESENTING FEATURES: A 42-year-old man was admitted with a chief complaint of cough
and night sweats of 2 months' duration. The cough produced brown sputum but no blood. He …

PREVIEW Sore throat is among the most common illnesses that bring children to their
physician's office. In about a quarter of these young patients, sore throat is due to group A …

History of Present Illness. A 27-year-old man presents with a four-day history of progressive
leftsided tongue swelling and pain. He additionally has difficulty handling oral secretions …