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| ID | DOID:2275 |
| Name | pharyngitis |
| Definition | An upper respiratory tract disease involving inflammation of the throat or pharynx resulting from bacterial, viral, fungal infections or irritants like pollutants or chemical substances and smoking. The infection is often referred to as sore throat. The symptoms include pain during swallowing, enlarged tonsils coated with a white discharge, runny nose, cough and slight fever. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharyngitis, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=mmed&part=A5016 |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:195654001 SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:195763009 SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:37616004 SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:75860007 |
| Alternateids |
DOID:10455 DOID:11586 DOID:11588 DOID:938 DOID:939 |
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| Synonyms |
acute pharyngitis [EXACT] acute sore throat [EXACT] chronic pharyn/nasopharyngitis [EXACT] chronic pharyngitis and nasopharyngitis [EXACT] chronic pharyngitis [EXACT] chronic sore throat [EXACT] Inflamed throat [EXACT] Persistent sore throat [EXACT] pharyngeal disease [RELATED] Pharyngeal disorder [EXACT] Pharyngitis - acute [EXACT] Sore throat - chronic [EXACT] |
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