Acute Pharyngitis

Features

Pain in throat

• Pyrexia, difficulty in swallowing
• Inflamed and swollen tonsils may be with pus points

Management

• Avoid mucosal irritants like beetle nut/ tobacco / lime chewing. Usually, self-limiting. No treatment needed.
• Usual practice is to give-
• Tab Polybion (Vitamin B complex) 1 tab once daily for a week And/or
• Benzycol (Chlorhexidine) mouth wash 2-3 times a day for a week If severe also use
• boroglycerine gel or paste use twice daily
• Tab Flagyl (metronidazole) 400 mg TDS x 5 days