Differential Diagnosis For Exudative Tonsillitis: Disease Categories

OVERVIEW

This page is dedicated to covering the differential diagnosis for exudative tonsillitis. This differential will be organized by disease categories.

Clinical appearance of exudative tonsillitis (source)
Clinical appearance of exudative tonsillitis. The tonsils are clearly enlarged and covered with a white exudate  (source)
WHAT ARE THE MAJOR DISEASE CATEGORIES?

When thinking about the differential for exudative tonsillitis the following disease categories come to mind:

  • Bacterial infections 
  • Viral infections 
WHAT ARE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS THAT CAN CAUSE THIS PRESENTATION?

When thinking about the differential for exudative tonsillitis the following bacterial infections should come to mind:

WHAT ARE VIRAL INFECTIONS THAT CAN CAUSE THIS PRESENTATION?

When thinking about the differential for exudative tonsillitis the following viral infections should come to mind:

  • Epstein barr virus infection (mononucleosis)
  • CMV infection (mononucleosis)

 

Page Updated: 12.01.2016