Diseases of the ear, throat and nose (otolaryngology)

Herpetic sore throat

Herpetic angina (herpes buccopharyngеalis) is caused by a filterable virus (herpes fever virus) of the same class as Herpes simplex and is manifested by vesicular rashes on the mucous membrane of the oral cavity and pharynx.

Herpangina

Herpangina is one of the types of diseases caused by the Coxsackie virus group, which is similar in its physical and chemical properties to the causative agent of poliomyelitis.

Adenovirus pharyngitis.

Adenoviral pharyngitis is a viral disease caused by adenovirus and characterized by a typical symptom complex of damage to the mucous membrane of the upper respiratory tract, intestines, and eyes.

Pharyngoconjunctival fever: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

The symptoms of pharyngoconjunctival fever are variable: it can manifest itself mainly as catarrh of the upper respiratory tract (acute rhinitis, acute diffuse catarrhal pharyngitis, acute laryngitis and tracheitis), conjunctivitis (catarrhal, follicular, membranous), keratoconjunctivitis, pharyngoconjunctivitis fever

Anthrax of the pharynx: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

In 1939, the Italian doctor R. Vacareza first published the results of observation of a patient with isolated anthrax infection of the throat. In the same year, similar publications appeared in Romania (I. Baltcanu, N. Franke, N. Costinescu)

Angina in tularemia

Tularemia is an acute infectious disease with natural focality, characterized by fever and damage to the lymph nodes.

Angina in smallpox: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Smallpox is an acute, highly contagious viral disease characterized by a severe course, intoxication, fever, rash on the skin and mucous membranes, often leaving scars.

Diphtheria of the pharynx

Diphtheria is an acute infectious disease that occurs with intoxication, inflammation in the pharynx, throat, less often in the larynx, trachea, nose and other organs with the formation of plaque that merges with the necrotic tissue of the affected mucous membranes. In toxic forms, the heart and peripheral nervous system are affected.

Angina in measles: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Measles is an acute infectious disease, predominantly affecting children, characterized by general intoxication, increased body temperature, catarrhal inflammation of the mucous membrane of the upper respiratory tract and eyes, specific rashes on the mucous membrane of the oral cavity, and maculopapular rash on the skin.

Scarlatina of the pharynx: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Scarlet fever is an acute infectious disease characterized by a cyclical course, general intoxication, sore throat, small-spotted rash and a tendency to purulent-septic complications.