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Clerkship Ready: Pediatrics

Before You See a Pediatric Patient with Sore Throat

05 Sep 2024

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Listen along as we dive into the many causes of sore throat. Learn about the common causes such as allergies and viral illnesses while also what to do when a child with epiglottitis comes in.  We will cover CENTOR criteria as well and when you should think about Group A strep testing. Common Causes Viral Presentation HSV Mononucleosis Allergic Presentation Group A Strep  CENTOR Criteria Emergency Causes Peritonsillar Abscess Retropharyngeal Abscess Epiglottitis Wrap Up & Conclusion   Resources/Links: https://www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/throat-anatomy-and-physiology  https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/104/centor-score-modified-mcisaac-strep-pharyngitis    References Aluma Chovel-Sella, Amir Ben Tov, Einat Lahav, Orna Mor, Hagit Rudich, Gideon Paret, Shimon Reif; Incidence of Rash After Amoxicillin Treatment in Children With Infectious Mononucleosis. Pediatrics May 2013; 131 (5): e1424–e1427. 10.1542/peds.2012-1575 Becker JA, Smith JA. Return to play after infectious mononucleosis. Sports Health. 2014 May;6(3):232-8. doi: 10.1177/1941738114521984. PMID: 24790693; PMCID: PMC4000473. Chowdhury MDS, Koziatek CA, Rajnik M. Acute Rheumatic Fever. [Updated 2023 Aug 2]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK594238/ Esposito, S.; De Guido, C.; Pappalardo, M.; Laudisio, S.; Meccariello, G.; Capoferri, G.; Rahman, S.; Vicini, C.; Principi, N. Retropharyngeal, Parapharyngeal and Peritonsillar Abscesses. Children 2022,9,618. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/children9050618  Martin JM. The Mysterie...

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