Strep throat physical examination
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Common physical examination findings of strep throat include fever (101F), pharyngeal erythema, tonsillar erythema, tonsillar hypertrophy with or without exudate, palatal petechiae, anterior cervical lymphadenopathy, inflamed uvula, scarlatiniform rash.[1][2][3]
Physical examination
Common physical examination findings of Strep throat include:[1][2][3]
Children >3 yrs
- Fever (101F)
- Pharyngeal erythema
- Tonsillar erythema
- Tonsillar hypertrophy with or without exudates
- Palatal petechiae
- Anterior cervical lymphadenopathy
- Inflamed uvula
- Scarlatiniform rash
Children <3 years of age
Children <3 years of age do not have typical physical examination findings of acute pharyngitis. However, the following findings may suggest GAS pharyngitis:[1]
- Low-grade fever
- Nasal congestion and erythema
- Nasal discharge
Gallery
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![Inflammation of the oropharynx and petechiae, or small red spots on the soft palate caused by Strep Throat. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [4]](https://www.wikidoc.org/images/5/5d/Group_A_streptococcus26.jpeg)
Inflammation of the oropharynx and petechiae, or small red spots on the soft palate caused by Strep Throat. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [4] -
![Inflammation of the oropharynx and petechiae, or small red spots on the soft palate caused by Strep Throat. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [4]](https://www.wikidoc.org/images/8/83/Group_A_streptococcus25.jpeg)
Inflammation of the oropharynx and petechiae, or small red spots on the soft palate caused by Strep Throat. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [4]
![Inflammation of the oropharynx and petechiae, or small red spots on the soft palate caused by Strep Throat. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [4]](https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/File%3AGroup_A_streptococcus26.jpeg)
![Inflammation of the oropharynx and petechiae, or small red spots on the soft palate caused by Strep Throat. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [4]](https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/File%3AGroup_A_streptococcus25.jpeg)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 “Public Health Image Library (PHIL)”.
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