Pharyngitis acute

Acute Pharyngitis is rarely isolated, often combined with acute inflammation of the upper respiratory tract (influenza, catarrh of the respiratory tract, various infectious diseases). Isolated lesions of the pharyngeal mucosa can be observed with direct stimuli to it, such as prolonged breathing through the mouth and talking in the cold, smoking, alcohol, hot and cold food, etc.

Symptoms, course. Feeling of sorrow, perspiration in the throat, slight pain when swallowing (more pronounced when swallowing saliva, with a so-called empty throat than when swallowing food). Body temperature can be subfebrile. The general condition, as a rule, suffers a little. With pharyngoscopy, the pharyngeal mucosa, including the palatine tonsils, is hyperemic, in places it has mucopurulent deposits, sometimes on the back wall of the pharynx, separate follicles and the tongue are edematous in the form of red grains. In young children (up to 2 years) the disease is more severe. It is more often combined with inflammation of the nasopharyngeal mucosa and acute catarrhal rhinitis. Nasal breathing is disturbed. Acute pharyngitis should be differentiated from catarrhal angina. Treatment is mostly local - the same as with angina.