Group A Strep Throat Presentation Evaluation Treatment Image High fever Severe sore throat No cough Edematous tonsils with white or yellow exudate Cervical adenopathy Antigen agglutination kit for screening Throat swab culture is gold standard Penicillin to prevent acute rhuematic fever if allergic, erythromycin or first-generation cephalosporin Membranous Pharyngitis (Diphtheria) Presentation Evaluation Treatment Image Rare in US due to immunization High fever dysphagia drooling respiratory distress Pathognomonic gray membrane on tonsil and throat STAT antitoxin Fungal Pharyngitis (Candida) Presentation Evaluation Treatment Image Sore throat Dysphagia Seen in AIDS patients and small children Cheesy white patches in oralpharnyx Clinical or endoscopy Nystatin swish and swallow Pharyngoconjunctival Fever (Adenovirus) Presentation Evaluation Treatment Image Sore throat Fever Red eye Clinical Supportive Herpangina (Coxsackie A) Presentation Evaluation Treatment Image Fever Pharyngitis Body ache Tender vesicles along tonsils, uvula, and soft palate Clinical Supportive Mononucleosis (EBV) Mononucleosis References