Manifestaciones clínicas en pacientes entre 5-19 años con faringoamigdalitis aguda estreptocócica confirmado con test de detección rápida de antígenos en el Centro de Salud Nº 1, Cuenca mayo - julio 2013

Abstract

Objective Determine the clinical manifestations of acute Streptococcal Tonsillopharyngitis, confirmed test for rapid detection of antigen in patients aged 5-19 years attending the Health Centre 1 during May-July 2013.

Materials and methods A descriptive study was conducted. The universe (patients testing positive test for rapid detection of antigen) was studied. The data were obtained directly and analyzed in SPSS version 15.00 system.

Results The 61.2% were women. The mean age was 10.8 years, 43.3% had between 5-9 years old. The 77.6% came from urban area. The 83.6% had education level between 5 and 15 years. The tonsillar exudate, thermal upside, odinodisfagia and malaise occurred in more than 90%. The anterior cervical lymph nodes, headache and chills between 50 and 80%. Halitosis, cough, runny nose, petechiae on the palate, pharyngeal exudate and dysphonia between 30 and 50%, and less than 20% abdominal pain, conjunctivitis, vomiting, scarlatiniform rash and diarrhea.

Conclusions The most representative manifestations of pharyngitis were Odinodisfagia, tonsillar exudate and anterior cervical nodes.

KEYWORDS: OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC DISEASES, STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS, STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES, ACUTE TONSILLOPHARYNGITIS, CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS, TEST RAPID ANTIGEN DETECTION.