Recurrent group C streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis in an adolescent.
Sore throat is a frequent complaint in the adolescent age group. Beta-hemolytic Streptococcus Group C is not a commonly reported etiology of tonsillopharyngitis. This is a case report of a 14-year-old adolescent female who had repeated episodes of pharyngitis secondary to beta hemolytic streptococcus Group C.
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Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.
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D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D013291:Streptococcus; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000209:etiology*