Symptoms of Strep throat

List of symptoms of Strep throat:

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Strep throat includes the 10 symptoms listed below:

• Red throat
• Sore throat
• White patches on tonsils
• Swollen lymph nodes in neck
• Fever
• Headache
• Childhood symptoms - The following symptoms can also occur in any person but are more common in children
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Abdominal pain

Note that Strep throat symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Strep throat signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Strep throat?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Strep throat includes:

• Viral infection

• Diphtheria
• Kawasaki disease

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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Abdominal pain - see all causes of Abdominal pain
• Childhood symptoms
• Fever - see all causes of Fever
• Headache - see all causes of Headache
• Nausea - see all causes of Nausea
• Red throat - see all causes of Red throat
• Sore throat - see all causes of Sore throat
• Swollen lymph nodes in neck - see all causes of Swollen neck lymph nodes
• Vomiting - see all causes of Vomiting
• White patches on tonsils - see all causes of Tonsil symptoms

Medical Books Online about Strep throat

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Symptoms of Strep throat: Online Medical Books

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Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

APSGN begins within 1 to 3 weeks after untreated pharyngitis. Symptoms include mild to moderate edema, oliguria (less than 400 ml/24 hours), proteinuria, azotemia, hematuria, and fatigue. Mild to severe hypertension may result from either sodium or water retention (due to decreased GFR) or inappropriate renin release. Heart failure from hypervolemia leads to pulmonary edema.

PEDIATRIC TIP The presenting features of APSGN in children may be encephalopathy with seizures and focal neurological deficits.

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Pharyngitis: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Pharyngitis produces a sore throat and slight difficulty in swallowing. Swallowing saliva is usually more painful than swallowing food. Pharyngitis may also cause the sensation of a lump in the throat as well as a constant, aggravating urge to swallow. Associated features may include mild fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, coryza, and rhinorrhea. Uncomplicated pharyngitis usually subsides in 3 to 10 days.

PEDIATRIC TIP More than 90% of cases of sore throat and fever in children are of viral origin. Associated symptoms usually include runny nose and nonproductive cough.

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Throat abscesses: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Key symptoms of peritonsillar abscess include severe throat pain, occasional ear pain on the same side as the abscess, and tenderness of the submandibular gland. Dysphagia causes drooling. Trismus may occur as a result of the spread of edema and infection from the peritonsillar space to the pterygoid muscles. Other effects include fever, chills, malaise, rancid breath, nausea, muffled speech, dehydration, cervical adenopathy, and localized or systemic sepsis.

Clinical features of retropharyngeal abscess include pain, dysphagia, fever and, when the abscess is located in the upper pharynx, nasal obstruction; with a low-positioned abscess, dyspnea, progressive inspiratory stridor (from laryngeal obstruction), neck hyperextension and, in children, drooling and muffled crying occur. Other symptoms in children may include gurgling respirations, dyspnea and dysphagia, respiratory symptoms, and fever. A very large abscess may press on the larynx, causing edema, or may erode into major vessels, causing sudden death from asphyxia or aspiration.

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Glomerulo-nephritis, acute poststreptococcal: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

APSGN begins within 1 to 3 weeks after untreated pharyngitis. Symptoms are mild to moderate edema, oliguria (less than 400 ml/24 hours), proteinuria, azotemia, hematuria, and fatigue.

Mild to severe hypertension may result from either sodium or water retention (due to decreased GFR) and inappropriate renin release. Heart failure from hypervolemia leads to pulmonary edema.

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Pharyngitis: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Pharyngitis produces a sore throat and slight difficulty in swallowing. Swallowing saliva is usually more painful than swallowing food. Pharyngitis may also cause the sensation of a lump in the throat as well as a constant, aggravating urge to swallow. Associated features include mild fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, coryza, and rhinorrhea. Uncomplicated pharyngitis usually subsides in 3 to 10 days. Some severe forms such as severe mononucleosis-pharyngitis may cause airway obstruction.

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Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Strep throat:

The signs and symptoms of strep throat are red, sore throat with white patches on tonsils, swollen lymph nodes in neck, fever, and headache. Nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain more common in children. (Source: excerpt from Group A Streptococcal Infections, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Strep throat as a symptom:

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About signs and symptoms of Strep throat:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Strep throat. This signs and symptoms information for Strep throat has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Strep throat signs or Strep throat symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Strep throat may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Strep throat symptoms.