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Peritonsillar abscess (PTA), also known as quinsy, is an accumulation of pus due to an infection behind the tonsil. [2] Symptoms include fever, throat pain, trouble opening the mouth, and a change to the voice. [1] Pain is usually worse on one side. [1] Complications may include blockage of the airway or aspiration pneumonitis.
Herpangina, also called mouth blisters, is a painful mouth infection caused by coxsackieviruses. Usually, herpangina is produced by one particular strain of coxsackie virus A (and the term "herpangina virus" refers to coxsackievirus A), [1] but it can also be caused by coxsackievirus B or echoviruses. [2] Most cases of herpangina occur in the ...
The palatine tonsils with the soft palate, uvula, and tongue visible. Palatine tonsils, commonly called the tonsils and occasionally called the faucial tonsils, [2] are tonsils located on the left and right sides at the back of the throat, which can often be seen as flesh-colored, pinkish lumps. Tonsils only present as "white lumps" if they are ...
Tonsil stones, also known as tonsilloliths, are mineralizations of debris within the crevices of the tonsils. [1][3] When not mineralized, the presence of debris is known as chronic caseous tonsillitis (CCT). [1] Symptoms may include bad breath, [1] foreign body sensation, sore throat, pain or discomfort with swallowing, and cough. [4]
Adenovirus infection is a contagious viral disease, caused by adenoviruses, commonly resulting in a respiratory tract infection. [1][10] Typical symptoms range from those of a common cold, such as nasal congestion, coryza and cough, to difficulty breathing as in pneumonia. [10] Other general symptoms include fever, fatigue, muscle aches ...
Streptococcal pharyngitis, also known as streptococcal sore throat (strep throat), is pharyngitis (an infection of the pharynx, the back of the throat) caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, a gram-positive, group A streptococcus. [ 10 ][ 11 ] Common symptoms include fever, sore throat, red tonsils, and enlarged lymph nodes in the front of the neck.
Oropharyngeal cancer, [1] [2] [3] also known as oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma and tonsil cancer, [1] is a disease in which abnormal cells with the potential to both grow locally and spread to other parts of the body are found in the oral cavity, in the tissue of the part of the throat that includes the base of the tongue, the tonsils, the soft palate, and the walls of the pharynx.
RSV, Blumberg said, will cause a very watery, runny nose and more sneezing, compared to common colds, COVID and the flu. COVID is more associated with the loss of taste and smell. As for the flu ...