Sore throat treatment
Authors:
Pavel Smilek
Authors‘ workplace:
Klinika otorinolaryngologie a chirurgie hlavy a krku LF MU a FN u sv. Anny
Published in:
Čas. Lék. čes. 2017; 156: 203-204
Category:
Review Articles
Overview
The article deals with sore throat, gives definition of acute and chronic pain and describes their causes. Further describes possibilities of diagnosis with regard to differential diagnosis. Special attention is focused on differentiation between viral and streptococcal infection. Accented is the necessity of causal treatment and possibilities of supportive local treatment.
Key words:
sore throat, sore throat causes, sore throat diagnosis, causal treatment, local supportive treatment
Sources
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Labels
Addictology Allergology and clinical immunology Angiology Audiology Clinical biochemistry Dermatology & STDs Paediatric gastroenterology Paediatric surgery Paediatric cardiology Paediatric neurology Paediatric ENT Paediatric psychiatry Paediatric rheumatology Diabetology Pharmacy Vascular surgery Pain managementArticle was published in
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