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Pharyngitis CT findings

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Venkata Sivakrishna Kumar Pulivarthi M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

There are no specific CT findings associated with pharyngitis.

CT Findings

There are no specific CT findings associated with pharyngitis[1], but it is usefull in differentiating pharyngitis from other oropharyngeal diseases such as peritonsillar abscess.[2]

Reference

  1. Vincent MT, Celestin N, Hussain AN (2004) Pharyngitis. Am Fam Physician 69 (6):1465-70. PMID: 15053411
  2. Kociolek LK, Shulman ST (2012) In the clinic. Pharyngitis. Ann Intern Med 157 (5):ITC3-1 – ITC3-16. DOI:10.7326/0003-4819-157-5-20120904-01003 PMID: 22944886

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