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==Introduction==
 
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'''For an overview of respiratory infections see [[Respiratory System Inflammation - Pathology]]'''
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*'''Pharyngitis''' is often a part of upper respiratory and/or alimentary inflammation
 
*'''Pharyngitis''' is often a part of upper respiratory and/or alimentary inflammation
 
*May cause  
 
*May cause  
 
**Obstruction to airflow
 
**Obstruction to airflow
**[[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Aspiration pneumonia|Aspiration pneumonia]]
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**[[Aspiration Pneumonia|Aspiration pneumonia]]
*Acute inflammation passes through the same stages as in [[Nasal Cavity Inflammatory - Pathology#Rhinitis|rhinitis]]
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*Acute inflammation passes through the same stages as in [[Rhinitis#Rhinitis|rhinitis]]
    
*In '''pigs''', foreign material may lodge in the '''posterior diverticulum''' of the pharynx and cause inflammation, potentially perforation (also accidental in sheep during drenching) and fatal cellulitis
 
*In '''pigs''', foreign material may lodge in the '''posterior diverticulum''' of the pharynx and cause inflammation, potentially perforation (also accidental in sheep during drenching) and fatal cellulitis
 
**Inability to [[Deglutition|swallow]] due to the swelling may also be fatal
 
**Inability to [[Deglutition|swallow]] due to the swelling may also be fatal
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*In young thoroughbred '''horses''' [[Nasopharynx Hyperplastic and Neoplastic - Pathology#Pharyngeal lymphoid hyperplasia|equine chronic pharyngitis and lymphoid hyperplasia]] occurs due to chronic exposure to infection
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*In young thoroughbred '''horses''' [[Pharyngeal Lymphoid Hyperplasia|equine chronic pharyngitis and lymphoid hyperplasia]] occurs due to chronic exposure to infection
 
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='''Infectious causes of pharyngitis'''=
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=='''Infectious causes of pharyngitis'''==
    
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==Test yourself with the Nasopharynx Pathology Flashcards==
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[[Nasopharynx_Flashcards_-_Pathology|Nasopharynx Pathology Flashcards]]
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[[Category:Nasopharynx - Pathology]]
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[[Category:Respiratory System - Inflammatory Pathology]]
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