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# Acute pharyngitis

Therapeutic area

Pulmonology

Rare disease

No

## Definition and classification

**Definition**

An acute and painful inflammatory process that affects the pharynx. It is usually caused by viruses and less often bacteria. Signs and symptoms include discomfort on swallowing, low-grade fever, headache, and earache.

**Genetic basis**

No

**Non-human condition**

No

**Rare disease**

No

**Listing at source**

Listed

**Condition name**

Acute pharyngitis

**Therapeutic area**

Pulmonology

### Alternative names (2)

- acute pharyngitis
- pharyngitis, acute

## Clinical profile

**Disease mechanisms**

- Inflammatory

Sources for recorded values

Source: [monarchinitiative.org](https://monarchinitiative.org/MONDO:0020600)

**All therapeutic areas**

- Pulmonology

Sources for recorded values

Source: [monarchinitiative.org](https://monarchinitiative.org/MONDO:0020600)

**Severity**

Mild

## Identifiers

**MONDO ID**

MONDO:0020600

Source: [monarchinitiative.org](https://monarchinitiative.org/MONDO:0020600)

**Parent condition**

MONDO:0002258

## Related records

### Broader conditions (9)

- Acute disease
- Disease
- Disease by body system or component
- Disease by developmental or physiological process
- Human disease
- Inflammatory disease
- [Pharyngitis](https://trialight.com/data/condition/pharyngitis-81ed933e-75b3-5382-aebe-66ffd4ec6446.md)
- [Respiratory system disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/respiratory-system-disorder-872e5526-e518-5cec-9864-40f53a895629.md)
- Upper respiratory tract disorder

### Trials (13)

- A Clinical Trial Investigating the Short-term Relief of Symptoms of Acute Pharyngitis by Treatment With Three Different Doses of MYRAMISTIN™ Oromucosal Spray
- Effectiveness and Tolerability of Ectoin® Mouth and Throat Spray Althaea Honey (ERS09)
- Efficacy and Safety of Jinhua Qinggan Granules (JHQG) for the Use of Acute Upper Respiratory Infection
- Evaluation of Treatments for Sore Throat Associated With Acute Pharyngitis and/or Viral Tonsillitis
- Inhaled Steroids for Acute Pharyngitis.
- Non Interventional Study (NIS) Regarding the Application of Ectoin Mund- & Rachenspray in Patients With Acute Laryngitis and/or Acute Pharyngitis
- Pakistan Epidemiological Survey in Acute Pharyngitis
- Placebo-Controlled Onset-of-Action Study of Flurbiprofen Utilizing the Double-Stopwatch Method
- Point of Care Streptococcal Pharyngitis Testing
- Qinqiao Yan Shu Granules for the Treatment of Acute Pharyngitis (Exterior Wind-Heat Syndrome) Phase II Clinical Trial
- Salivary Drug Concentration Exploratory Study of Cetylpyridinium Chloride Buccal Tablets
- [Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Different Doses of Graminidin With Anesthetic, a Metered Dose Topical Spray, in the Treatment of Acute Infectious and Inflammatory Pharyngeal Diseases Compared With Drug Septolete Total, Lozenges](https://trialight.com/data/trial/study-to-evaluate-the-efficacy-and-safety-of-different-doses-811c61a0-f561-4124-a064-30993cc64006.md)
- Yanlishuang Buccal Dropping Pills for Acute Pharyngitis

### Drugs in development (3)

- [Budesonide](https://trialight.com/data/asset/budesonide-15e6ba7b-3021-46e9-b180-bf23025bbc67.md) Phase 2
- [Dexamethasone](https://trialight.com/data/asset/dexamethasone-b923ddae-f095-408c-96e9-975238a429ad.md) Phase 2
- Miramistin Phase 2

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