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
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
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
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
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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