Saturday, January 2, 2010

Pharyngitis,tonsillitis and sore throat

~bacterial infections
-streeptococcus pyogenes
-vincent's angina
-mycoplasma pneumoniae
-corynebacterium diphtheriae

~fungal infections
-Candidiasis

~viral infections
-Adenoviruses ( the most common viral cause)
-Rhinoviruses
-Coronaviruses
-Parainfluenza viruses
-Influenza viruses
-Enteroviruses groups: Coxsackieviruses A (herpangina)
-Herpesviruses (rare): Varicella zoster virus (VZV), Epstein Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus (CMV) and herpes simplex virus (HSV-1)

No comments:

Post a Comment