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Cellulitis of pharynx

MedGen UID:
538455
•Concept ID:
C0264290
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Pharyngeal Cellulitis; Pharyngeal cellulitis
SNOMED CT: Cellulitis of pharynx (23166004); Pharyngeal cellulitis (23166004)

Definition

Cellulitis of the pharynx. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCellulitis of pharynx

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Predictors of suppurative complications for acute sore throat in primary care: prospective clinical cohort study.
Little P, Stuart B, Hobbs FD, Butler CC, Hay AD, Campbell J, Delaney B, Broomfield S, Barratt P, Hood K, Everitt H, Mullee M, Williamson I, Mant D, Moore M; DESCARTE investigators
BMJ 2013 Nov 25;347:f6867. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6867. PMID: 24277339Free PMC Article
Management of Ludwig's angina with small neck incisions: 18 years experience.
Bross-Soriano D, Arrieta-Gómez JR, Prado-Calleros H, Schimelmitz-Idi J, Jorba-Basave S
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2004 Jun;130(6):712-7. doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2003.09.036. PMID: 15195057
Managing streptococcal pharyngitis: a review of clinical decision-managing strategies, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment.
DiMatteo L
J Am Acad Nurse Pract 1999 Feb;11(2):57-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.1999.tb00541.x. PMID: 10504921

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Risk factors for retropharyngeal cellulitis in Kawasaki disease.
Tona R, Shinohara S, Fujiwara K, Kikuchi M, Kanazawa Y, Kishimoto I, Harada H, Naito Y
Auris Nasus Larynx 2014 Oct;41(5):455-8. Epub 2014 Jun 20 doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2014.05.017. PMID: 24958366
Incidence of peritonsillar abscess and relationship to age and gender: retrospective study.
Risberg S, Engfeldt P, Hugosson S
Scand J Infect Dis 2008;40(10):792-6. doi: 10.1080/00365540802195226. PMID: 18609198
Group A streptococcus.
Martin JM, Green M
Semin Pediatr Infect Dis 2006 Jul;17(3):140-8. doi: 10.1053/j.spid.2006.07.001. PMID: 16934708
The role of anaerobic bacteria in tonsillitis.
Brook I
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2005 Jan;69(1):9-19. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.08.007. PMID: 15627441
Acute epiglottitis: MRI.
Ozanne A, Marsot-Dupuch K, Ducreux D, Meyer B, Lasjaunias P
Neuroradiology 2004 Feb;46(2):153-5. Epub 2004 Jan 16 doi: 10.1007/s00234-003-1094-x. PMID: 14726983

Diagnosis

A Real Pain in the Neck.
McGrath E, Jadcherla Y, Held J, Ang JY
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2021 Feb;60(2):127-130. Epub 2020 Oct 30 doi: 10.1177/0009922820970173. PMID: 33124445
Specific PCR, bacterial culture, serology and pharyngeal sampling to enhance the aetiological diagnosis of cellulitis.
Toleman MS, Vipond IB, Brindle R
J Med Microbiol 2016 Jan;65(1):44-47. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.000191. PMID: 26487664
Clival osteomyelitis.
Nabavizadeh SA, Vossough A, Pollock AN
Pediatr Emerg Care 2013 Sep;29(9):1030-2. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182a37755. PMID: 24201988
Group A streptococcus.
Martin JM, Green M
Semin Pediatr Infect Dis 2006 Jul;17(3):140-8. doi: 10.1053/j.spid.2006.07.001. PMID: 16934708
Tonsillopharyngitis: clinical highlights.
Tewfik TL, Al Garni M
J Otolaryngol 2005 Jun;34 Suppl 1:S45-9. PMID: 16089240

Therapy

A Real Pain in the Neck.
McGrath E, Jadcherla Y, Held J, Ang JY
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2021 Feb;60(2):127-130. Epub 2020 Oct 30 doi: 10.1177/0009922820970173. PMID: 33124445
Dermatologic manifestations of tularemia: a study of 151 cases in the mid-Anatolian region of Turkey.
Şenel E, Satılmış Ö, Acar B
Int J Dermatol 2015 Jan;54(1):e33-7. Epub 2014 Sep 10 doi: 10.1111/ijd.12431. PMID: 25208535
Posttonsillectomy pain in children.
Sutters KA, Isaacson G
Am J Nurs 2014 Feb;114(2):36-42; quiz 43. doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000443769.04764.65. PMID: 24445532
Clival osteomyelitis.
Nabavizadeh SA, Vossough A, Pollock AN
Pediatr Emerg Care 2013 Sep;29(9):1030-2. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182a37755. PMID: 24201988
Group A streptococcus.
Martin JM, Green M
Semin Pediatr Infect Dis 2006 Jul;17(3):140-8. doi: 10.1053/j.spid.2006.07.001. PMID: 16934708

Prognosis

Minor salivary gland infection as origin of peritonsillitis - novel theory and preliminary results.
Vanhapiha N, Sanmark E, Blomgren K, Wikstén J
Acta Otolaryngol 2022 Feb;142(2):182-186. Epub 2022 Jan 24 doi: 10.1080/00016489.2022.2026003. PMID: 35073502
Specific PCR, bacterial culture, serology and pharyngeal sampling to enhance the aetiological diagnosis of cellulitis.
Toleman MS, Vipond IB, Brindle R
J Med Microbiol 2016 Jan;65(1):44-47. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.000191. PMID: 26487664
Predictors of suppurative complications for acute sore throat in primary care: prospective clinical cohort study.
Little P, Stuart B, Hobbs FD, Butler CC, Hay AD, Campbell J, Delaney B, Broomfield S, Barratt P, Hood K, Everitt H, Mullee M, Williamson I, Mant D, Moore M; DESCARTE investigators
BMJ 2013 Nov 25;347:f6867. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6867. PMID: 24277339Free PMC Article
Incidence of peritonsillar abscess and relationship to age and gender: retrospective study.
Risberg S, Engfeldt P, Hugosson S
Scand J Infect Dis 2008;40(10):792-6. doi: 10.1080/00365540802195226. PMID: 18609198
Acute epiglottitis: MRI.
Ozanne A, Marsot-Dupuch K, Ducreux D, Meyer B, Lasjaunias P
Neuroradiology 2004 Feb;46(2):153-5. Epub 2004 Jan 16 doi: 10.1007/s00234-003-1094-x. PMID: 14726983

Clinical prediction guides

Minor salivary gland infection as origin of peritonsillitis - novel theory and preliminary results.
Vanhapiha N, Sanmark E, Blomgren K, Wikstén J
Acta Otolaryngol 2022 Feb;142(2):182-186. Epub 2022 Jan 24 doi: 10.1080/00016489.2022.2026003. PMID: 35073502
Dermatologic manifestations of tularemia: a study of 151 cases in the mid-Anatolian region of Turkey.
Şenel E, Satılmış Ö, Acar B
Int J Dermatol 2015 Jan;54(1):e33-7. Epub 2014 Sep 10 doi: 10.1111/ijd.12431. PMID: 25208535
Predictors of suppurative complications for acute sore throat in primary care: prospective clinical cohort study.
Little P, Stuart B, Hobbs FD, Butler CC, Hay AD, Campbell J, Delaney B, Broomfield S, Barratt P, Hood K, Everitt H, Mullee M, Williamson I, Mant D, Moore M; DESCARTE investigators
BMJ 2013 Nov 25;347:f6867. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6867. PMID: 24277339Free PMC Article
The role of anaerobic bacteria in tonsillitis.
Brook I
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2005 Jan;69(1):9-19. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.08.007. PMID: 15627441
Streptococcal perianal disease in children.
Kokx NP, Comstock JA, Facklam RR
Pediatrics 1987 Nov;80(5):659-63. PMID: 3313256

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