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Upper respiratory tract infection causes
Introduction
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Overview
Overview
15% of acute pharyngitis cases may be caused by bacteria, commonly Group A Strep (“Strep Throat“). Generally, patients with “Strep Throat” start with a sore throat as their first symptom, and they usually do not have a runny nose, cough, or sneezing.
Causes
Causes
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | Alfuzosin, Amlodipine besylate and Valsartan, Apremilast, Basiliximab, Botulinum toxin, Butorphanol, crofelemer, Desmopressin,Ecallantide, Eculizumab, Eribulin, Febuxostat, Glyburide and Metformin, Golimumab, Ibrutinib, Latanoprost, Linagliptin, Losartan and Hydrochlorothiazide, Meloxicam, Metronidazole Topical, Naproxen and esomeprazole magnesium, Olodaterol, Omeprazole, Pantoprazole, Pirfenidone, Pramipexole, Rifaximin, Rilonacept, Ropinirole, Saxagliptin, Saxagliptin hydrochloride and Metformin hydrochloride, Secukinumab, Sertraline, Siltuximab, Tamsulosin, tasimelteon,Thalidomide, Triamcinolone acetonide, Topiramate, Valganciclovir hydrochloride |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes by Alphabetical Order
References
References
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]