Angina follicular - an acute infectious disease, the clinical form of angina . It is characterized by suppuration of the follicles of the tonsils in the form of white dots the size of a pinhead, regional lymphadenitis . It affects mainly tonsils - palatine (most often), lingual, laryngeal and nasopharyngeal. [one]
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Symptoms
- The disease begins acutely, it proceeds hard: an increase in body temperature to 39-40 Β°, signs of intoxication are expressed - weakness, sweating, headache, feeling of aches in the lumbar region and joints, loss of appetite.
- Sore throat , difficulty swallowing .
- Regional lymph nodes are enlarged and painful with pressure.
- Hyperemia and an increase in palatine tonsils and adjacent areas of the soft palate and palatine arches.
- In the tonsils are visible festering follicles, translucent through the mucous membrane in the form of small bubbles of yellowish-white color.
Diagnostics and differential diagnostics
The diagnosis of streptococcal sore throat is based primarily on data from the clinical picture and pharyngoscopy . From laboratory tests, bacteriological (Γ-hemolytic streptococcus group A) detection in the mucus from the oropharynx is applied and serological (increase in antibody titers to streptococcus antigens) are used.
Treatment
An otolaryngologist prescribes antibiotics , anti-inflammatory, antipyretic , anti-allergic drugs, and detoxification therapy.
Showing the gargle prescribed by the attending physician antiseptic solutions, plenty of warm drink, adherence to strict bed rest.
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Literature
- Sore throat . Medical encyclopedia . The appeal date is February 8, 2014.
- Follicular sore throat . Angina. The appeal date is February 8, 2014.
- Follicular sore throat. How to treat? Medical portal Tvoelechenie.ru. The appeal date is February 8, 2014.