Tonsillopharyngitis - Acute Differential Diagnosis

Last updated: 22 July 2025

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Differential Diagnosis

Alternative diagnoses to acute tonsillopharyngitis include the following:

  • Retropharyngeal abscess
  • Epiglottitis
  • Ludwig angina
  • Lemierre’s syndrome
  • Kawasaki disease
  • Coxsackie virus
  • Primary HIV
  • Epstein-Barr virus or infectious mononucleosis
  • Oral candidiasis
  • COVID-19
  • Dengue
  • Influenza