Tonsillitis & Pharyngitis - virus, Group A Strep (S. pyogenes)
Centor criteria (if bacterial):
- Tonsillar exudate
- Tender anterior cervical lymphadenopathy
- Fever
- Absence of cough
Mononucleosis - EBV, with cervical lymphadenopathy
Epiglottitis - LIFE THREATENING - muffled voice, stridor - NO THROAT EXAM. Secure airway Hib was commonest cause now S. pneumoiae and pyogenes