Occult urinary blood in exudative tonsillitis

Abstract

Pain in the throat is quite commonly caused by an inflammatory response in the lymphoid tissue of the pharynx, tonsils and soft palate to viruses, bacteria, mycoplasma and fungi. By and large the commonest ones seen are those caused by viruses. The next commons are those caused by bacteria. This paper principally deals with streptococcal sore throats and a list has been drawn up of the important clinical characteristics all of which have to be fulfilled before a presumptive diagnosis of a streptococcal sore throat is reached. Several case reports with similar histories, showing occult blood with or without albuminuria are described. The quicker one eradicates the hemolytic streptococcus the less chance it is given to play havoc with kidney glomeruli and perhaps also heart valves.