Abstract
Infections of the upper respiratory tract are the most common infectious diseases in the general population. Including acute pharyngitis, they account for about 5% of ambulatory care visits, which make them the most common acute diagnosis in office settings [1]. They range from self-limiting viral infections like common cold to severe infections related to serious complications like acute bacterial pharyngitis, rhinosinusitis, and otitis media. In this chapter, we present the pathophysiology of acute pharyngitis, acute rhinosinusitis, and acute otitis media.
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Karamert, R., Tapısız, A.A., Konstantinidis, I. (2022). Pathophysiology of Pediatric Ear, Nose, and Throat Infections. In: Cingi, C., Arısoy, E.S., Bayar Muluk, N. (eds) Pediatric ENT Infections. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80691-0_2
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