Question 100 · LEK · Acute pharyngitis and tonsillitis
Which of the following symptoms is not characteristic of streptococcal pharyngitis and tonsillitis?
- A. mucus discharge in the nasal passages.
- B. fibrous debris in the tonsillar crypts.
- C. enlarged and painful submandibular lymph nodes.
- D. petechiae on the palatal mucosa.
- E. scarlet-fever-like skin rash, dawn effect.
Hint
Viral pharyngitis tends to come with catarrhal symptoms; decide which sign points to a virus rather than group A streptococcus.
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