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Role of clinical findings in diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis
Beta-hemolytic streptococci are responsible for suppurative and non-suppurative complications and are potentially highly transmissible. It is a challenge to tell which patients with sore throat have streptococcal pharyngitis and which have viral illness.
Katayoon vahdat +2 more
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Abstract Objectives Functional constipation (FC) is common in children with comorbid neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) and its optimal treatment may be challenged by adherence and medication tolerability issues in this population. We assessed the efficacy and safety of linaclotide in pediatric patients with FC and NDD.
Hannibal Person +9 more
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Efficacy of short-course therapy with cephalosporins for treatment of group A β-hemolytic streptococcus (GABHS) pharyngitis is still controversial. Subjects were 226 children with a history of at least one episode of GABHS pharyngitis.
Hideaki Kikuta +6 more
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Acute pharyngitis is one of the most common illnesses for which patients visit primary care physicians. Most cases are of viral origin, and with few exceptions these illnesses are both benign and self-limited. The most important bacterial cause is the beta-hemolytic group A streptococcus. There are other uncommon or rare types of pharyngitis.
Alcaide, Maria L., Bisno, Alan L.
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Juvenile Gangrenous Vasculitis of the Scrotum or Scrotum Lipschütz Ulcers
ABSTRACT Lipschütz genital ulcers are traditionally described in adolescent females and often linked to acute viral infections. Their male counterpart remains poorly characterised. We report a 59‐year‐old man with sudden onset of unilateral necrotic ulcers on the scrotum and inguinal region following a brief febrile episode and mild pharyngitis ...
Francesco Bellinato +2 more
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Neighborhood Deprivation and Voice and Reflux Symptom Burden in a Tertiary Laryngology Cohort
ABSTRACT Objective The voice handicap index‐10 (VHI‐10) and reflux symptoms index (RSI) are validated, patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) commonly used in laryngology to assess the subjective impact of voice disorders and severity of symptoms associated with laryngopharyngeal reflux, respectively.
Sandra Stinnett +6 more
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Background: Sore throat is a common and self-limiting condition. There remains ambiguity in stratifying patients to immediate, delayed, or no antibiotic prescriptions.
Anna Seeley +5 more
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Summary A 30‐week newborn patient presented with acute respiratory obstruction due to a large pharyngeal teratoma. At taryngoscopy no view of the larynx was obtained, and a tracheal tube was unintentionally passed blindly into the oesophagus. This relieved the obstruction by anterior displacement of the mass.
A J, Moriarty, I P, McEwan
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Summary Introduction International guideline recommendations vary on the use of sterile gowns during spinal anaesthesia. There is limited evidence of benefit for their routine use and debate about environmental, financial and clinical costs and benefits.
Caroline Phillips +45 more
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