Symptom: Sore throat
Sore throat: Discomfort in the throat or with swallowing
Detailed cause information for symptom: Sore throat:
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Types of Sore throat: red throat (5)
Symptoms related to Sore throat: fever (279), swallowing difficulty (60), esophagus symptoms (7), esophageal bleeding (0), sore tongue, oral pain, mouth pain, mouth symptoms, throat symptoms
Sore throat type of: Common symptoms (662), Pain (604), Throat symptoms (120)
Symptoms: symptom center, symptom groups, symptom descriptions
Possible causes of symptom: Sore throat: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Sore throat as a symptom. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.
- Fever
- Infection
- Viral infection
- Throat infection
- Bacterial infection
- Strep throat
- Mononucleosis
- Respiratory infection
- Upper respiratory tract infection
- Infectious mononucleosis
- Herpes simplex
- Coughing
- Postnasal drip
- Pharyngitis
- Viral pharyngitis (type of Pharyngitis)
- Allergic pharyngitis
- Laryngitis
- Croup
- Mononucleosis
- Tonsillitis
- Peritonsillar abscess
- Sinusitis
- Dental infection
- Glossitis
- Gingivitis
- Trench mouth
- Hand foot and mouth disease
- Gonococcus - i.e. gonorrhea of the throat such as from oral sex.
- Diphtheria
- Ludwig's angina
- Herpangina
- Chicken pox
- Measles
- Herpetic stomatitis
- Epiglottitis
- Rubella
- Scarlet fever
- Allergies
- Herpes zoster
- Fusospirochetal infection
- Chlamydia trachomatis
- Recurrent aphthous stomatitis
- Primary syphilis (type of Syphilis)
- Secondary syphilis (type of Syphilis)
- Diphtheria
- Allergies
- Seasonal allergy
- Dry throat (see Throat symptoms)
- Throat ulcers
- Mouth ulcers
- Tongue ulcers (see Sore tongue)
- Smoking
- Retropharyngeal abscess
- Thyroiditis
- Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid inflammation - may rarely cause complaints of a sore throat without any apparent throat problem.
- Leukemia
- Agranulocytosis
- Throat injury - such as a scald or a swallowed fish bone or other internal throat injury.
- Scalded throat
- Foreign body in throat
- Foreign body in posterior pharynx
- Foreign body in proximal esophagus
- Inhaled cigarette smoke
- Chemical fumes
- Reflux - see also causes of reflux
- Reflux esophagitis
- Esophageal condition
- Hiatial hernia
- Possible causes of swallowing difficulty due to pain swallowing or swollen throat include:
- Strep throat
- Flu
- Laryngitis
- Pharyngitis
- Tonsillitis
- Oral candidiasis
- Mouth ulcers
- Tongue ulcers (see Sore tongue)
- Glossitis
- Oral herpex simplex
- Esophageal pain
- Esophageal conditions
- Esophagitis
- Esophagus Cancer
- Esophageal stricture
- Esophageal spasm
- Herpes stomatitis
- Larynx cancer
- See also causes of pain swallowing
- See also pain swallowing, neck pain, neck lumps, neck symptoms, throat symptoms, or swollen neck lymph nodes
Conditions listing symptoms: Sore throat: The following list of conditions have 'Sore throat' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Conditions listing complications: Sore throat: The following list of conditions have 'Sore throat' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Last revised: Nov 6, 2003
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