| atrophic pharyngitis | Chronic pharyngitis accompanied by a varying degree of atrophy of the mucous glands and absence of their secretion. Synonym: pharyngitis sicca. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| gangrenous pharyngitis | Gangrenous inflammation of the pharyngeal mucous membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| membranous pharyngitis | Inflammation accompanied by a fibrinous exudate, forming a nondiphtheritic false membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pharyngitis | <pathology> Inflammation of the pharynx. (18 Nov 1997) |
| pharyngitis sicca | Chronic pharyngitis accompanied by a varying degree of atrophy of the mucous glands and absence of their secretion. Synonym: pharyngitis sicca. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ulcerative pharyngitis | Inflammation of the pharynx marked by ulceration of the mucosa; may have a viral aetiology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ulceromembranous pharyngitis | Inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa with membranous debris overlying the ulcerative lesions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis | <nephrology> A disease of the kidneys that results in inflammation of the glomerulus (the portion of the kidney that filters the blood). Conditions which may cause glomerulonephritis include post-streptococcal disease (strep throat), lupus, syphilis, bacterial endocarditis, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, sepsis, vasculitis, Goodpasture's syndrome, typhoid fever, Henoch-Schonlein purpura, hepatitis or a viral infection (for example mumps, measles, mononucleosis). (27 Sep 1997) |
| group A streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis | A complication of infection with GAS (group A streptococci) in which the bacteria attacks and destroys muscle tissue. According to the CDC, 5-10% of people with severe GAS infection develop necrotizing fasciitis. Though the infection can be treated with antibiotics, the fatality rate is close to 30%. This complication often develops as a wound infection after surgery or injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| streptococcal | Relating to or caused by any organism of the genus Streptococcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| streptococcal fibrinolysin | <enzyme> Plasminogen activator released by Streptococcus pyogenes. Occurs in two forms, A and B. (18 Nov 1997) |
| streptococcal infections | Infections with bacteria of the genus streptococcus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| streptococcal lymphadenitis | A contagious bacterial disease of pigs caused by a group E streptococcus and characterised by the formation of abscesses in the cervical and/or cephalic lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| streptococcal nuclease | <enzyme> From streptococcus haemolyticus; degrades RNA and DNA producing oligonucleotides terminating in 5'-phosphate Registry number: EC 3.1.30.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| streptococcal pneumonia | Pneumonia due to Streptococcus pyogenes. (05 Mar 2000) |