ABSTRACT
Data in this chapter may be updated by a Medline search using the keywords: acute pharyngitis, sore throat, acute tonsillitis, streptococcal pharyngitis/sore throat, bacterial pharyngitis/sore throat, viral pharyngitis/sore throat; peritonsillar abscess alone and with epidemiology, bacteriology, clinical features, differential diagnosis, investigation, treatment and complications; infectious mononucleosis, glandular fever and Epstein–Barr virus, both in isolation and in conjunction with, epidemiology, clinical features, systemic manifestations, associated tumours, serological diagnosis and treatment; chronic pharyngitis/nonspecific chronic pharyngitis or non-infectious chronic pharyngitis.
