RT Book, Section
A1 Kozin, Elliott D.
A1 Lustig, Lawrence R.
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1193145494
T1 Pharyngitis & Tonsillitis
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264687343
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193145494
RD 2024/04/19
AB ESSENTIALS  OF  DIAGNOSISCentor  criteria  for  streptococcal  pharyngitis:  exudate  or  swelling  on  tonsils,  anterior  cervical  adenopathy,  fever,  lack  of  cough.Goal  is  to  treat  group  A  beta-hemolytic  streptococcal  infection  to  prevent  subsequent  rheumatic  fever  (rash,  arthralgias,  myocardtis)  and  other  sequelae  (glomerulonephritis,  posterior  pharyngeal  abscess).