Related articles: Pharyngitis
Definition
Inflammatory process affecting the pharynx (part of the throat located behind the soft palate). It causes sore throat and is generally caused by an acute viral or bacterial infection; in many cases, however, various environmental factors participate, such as smoking and reduced environmental humidity.Possible Causes * of Pharyngitis
- adenoiditis
- AIDS
- croup
- Dengue
- Diphtheria
- Ebola
- Hiatal hernia
- pharyngotonsillitis
- Lassa fever
- Marburg hemorrhagic fever
- melioidosis
- Mononucleosis
- PFAPA
- Cold
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Parainfluenza syndromes
- Typhus
- Toxoplasmosis
