CA09.2
category
Chronic pharyngitis
Definition
Persistent or recurrent inflammation of the pharynx; the funnel-shaped fibromuscular tube which conducts food to the oesophagus and air to the larynx.
Inclusions
- Chronic sore throat
Exclusions
- Acute pharyngitis
(CA02)
Also indexed as
Chronic atrophic pharyngitisChronic follicular pharyngitisChronic granular pharyngitisChronic hypertrophic pharyngitisChronic pharyngitisChronic sore throatChronic ulcerative pharyngitisMembranous anginaSmoker's throatatrophic pharyngitischronic throat painfollicular pharyngitisgranular pharyngitishypertrophic pharyngitispersistent sore throatpharyngitis siccathroat catarrh