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Review Case Reports
Severe throat pain in patients with negative oropharyngeal examination: four case reports and overview of the literature.
Throat pain is one of the most frequent complaints prompting patient visits to healthcare professionals. Primary care physicians being the first contact point are frequently encountered with symptoms such as sore throat and odynophagia. ⋯ This case series highlights the necessity for a high level of suspicion on the part of the primary care physicians when facing patients complaining of severe throat pain since their symptoms may indicate conditions such as supraglottitis, lingual tonsillitis or pemphigus vulgaris. A careful clinical examination, including an indirect laryngoscopy, is required especially when the initial oropharyngeal examination is normal.