Acute simple pharyngitis

Acute simple pharyngitis is an acute inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa and submucosa. Pharyngeal lymphoid tissue is also often involved. Inflammation can be limited to a certain part in the early stage, and often involves the entire pharyngeal cavity as the disease progresses.

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