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Symptoms of Strep throat
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
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- 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
Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Strep throat are available from published medical books for more detailed information about Strep throat.
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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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.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
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.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
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.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
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.
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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.
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008
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)
For a more detailed analysis of Strep throat as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Strep throat.
Incubation period for Strep throat: 2-4 days
Incubation period for Strep throat: Incubation period, the period after exposure and before
symptoms show up, is 2-4 days. (Source: excerpt from Group A Streptococcal Infections, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)
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