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==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
The hallmark of Strep throat is sudden onset of [[sore throat]]. A positive history of ill contact with strep throat and overcrowding (school, military recruit) may be suggestive of group A streptococcal pharyngitis. The most common symptoms of | The hallmark of Strep throat is sudden onset of [[sore throat]]. A positive history of ill contact with strep throat and overcrowding (school, military recruit) may be suggestive of group A streptococcal pharyngitis. The most common symptoms of strep throat include:<ref name=cdcp>http://www.cdc.gov/groupastrep/diseases-hcp/strep-throat.html Accessed on October 18, 2016</ref><ref name="pmid18245412">{{cite journal| author=Pfoh E, Wessels MR, Goldmann D, Lee GM| title=Burden and economic cost of group A streptococcal pharyngitis. | journal=Pediatrics | year= 2008 | volume= 121 | issue= 2 | pages= 229-34 | pmid=18245412 | doi=10.1542/peds.2007-0484 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18245412 }} </ref><ref name="pmid22965026">{{cite journal| author=Shulman ST, Bisno AL, Clegg HW, Gerber MA, Kaplan EL, Lee G et al.| title=Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and management of group A streptococcal pharyngitis: 2012 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. | journal=Clin Infect Dis | year= 2012 | volume= 55 | issue= 10 | pages= e86-102 | pmid=22965026 | doi=10.1093/cid/cis629 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22965026 }} </ref> | ||
*High grade fever | *High-grade [[fever]] | ||
*Difficulty swallowing | *Difficulty swallowing | ||
*Headache | *[[Headache]] | ||
*Abdominal pain | *[[Abdominal pain]] | ||
*Nausea | *[[Nausea]] | ||
*Vomiting | *[[Vomiting]] | ||
*Tender cervical lymphadenopathy | *Tender cervical [[lymphadenopathy]] | ||
*Red and enlarged [[tonsils]] | *Red and enlarged [[tonsils]] | ||
*Red and | *Red and black patches in the throat | ||
*[[Halitosis]] | *[[Halitosis]] | ||
*Rash <ref>[http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/lung/strep_throat.html Kids Health]</ref> | *Rash <ref>[http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/lung/strep_throat.html Kids Health]</ref> | ||
*Frequent cold chills | *Frequent cold chills | ||
*Absence of cough | *Absence of [[cough]] | ||
==Centor criteria== | ==Centor criteria== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
The hallmark of strep throat is the sudden onset of sore throat and high-grade fever with the absence of cough. A positive history of ill contact with strep throat and overcrowding (e.g., school, military recruit) may be suggestive of group A streptococcal pharyngitis.[1][2][3]
History and Symptoms
The hallmark of Strep throat is sudden onset of sore throat. A positive history of ill contact with strep throat and overcrowding (school, military recruit) may be suggestive of group A streptococcal pharyngitis. The most common symptoms of strep throat include:[1][2][3]
- High-grade fever
- Difficulty swallowing
- Headache
- Abdominal pain
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Tender cervical lymphadenopathy
- Red and enlarged tonsils
- Red and black patches in the throat
- Halitosis
- Rash [4]
- Frequent cold chills
- Absence of cough
Centor criteria
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.cdc.gov/groupastrep/diseases-hcp/strep-throat.html Accessed on October 18, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pfoh E, Wessels MR, Goldmann D, Lee GM (2008). "Burden and economic cost of group A streptococcal pharyngitis". Pediatrics. 121 (2): 229–34. doi:10.1542/peds.2007-0484. PMID 18245412.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shulman ST, Bisno AL, Clegg HW, Gerber MA, Kaplan EL, Lee G; et al. (2012). "Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and management of group A streptococcal pharyngitis: 2012 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America". Clin Infect Dis. 55 (10): e86–102. doi:10.1093/cid/cis629. PMID 22965026.
- ↑ Kids Health