A sore throat is usually a sore throat and may be associated with diseases such as acute pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis, and acute epiglottitis. All of these diseases can present with sore throat symptoms, and no disease can be implied by this symptom.
1. Acute pharyngitis: generally acute onset, mostly caused by viral infections, bacterial infections and physical and chemical factors stimulation. Acute pharyngeal mucosa congestion, the first feeling of pharyngeal dryness, burning, pharyngeal pain, mostly burning pain, and pharyngeal pain in the empty throat is more intense, which can cause the phenomenon of sore throat.
2. Acute tonsillitis: acute non-specific inflammation of the palatine tonsils, mostly caused by B hemolytic streptococcal infection. Acute diffuse congestion of the pharyngeal mucosa, tonsil enlargement. Intense pharyngeal pain, mostly accompanied by swallowing pain, the pain can radiate to the ear.
3. Acute infectious epiglottitis: mostly caused by infection, foreign body trauma and infection of neighboring tissues, manifested as acute non-specific inflammation of the laryngeal mucosa in the epiglottis-based supraglottis area. Manifested as sore throat, chills and fever, dysphagia and other symptoms.
Sore throat may also be caused by other diseases, such as pharyngeal malignant tumors, can not be based only on the sore throat as a symptom to determine the disease. It is recommended to consult a doctor in time to identify the cause of the disease and take appropriate treatment.