Women are more prone to herpetic pharyngitis than men and, on examination, the throat may show varying signs, ranging from a mild erythema to a diffuse ulcerative pharyngitis. Extragenital lesions ...

Generally, cobblestone throat is an acute (short-term ... and factors cause this immune reaction. Viral infections are the most common causes of both pharyngitis and cobblestone throat.

Medically reviewed by Benjamin F. Asher, MD Chronic pharyngitis—also known as a chronic sore throat or persistent sore throat ...

MANY studies have described the incidence of streptococcal pharyngitis in military personnel,1 , 2 and more recently attention has been focused on the occurrence of this disease in nonmilitary popu ...