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The common cold.

C Ellenbogen
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The clinical distinction between a patient who has a common cold with pharyngitis and a patient at risk for streptococcal pharyngitis is based on the symptoms that are present and those that are absent. Many other diagnostic distinctions in patients with a common cold or similar acute respiratory illnesses can be made, using readily available information. Management can be cost-effective and of low toxicity when the relative merits and risks of each preparation and its constituents are understood.

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Common ColdDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansInfectious MononucleosisInfluenza, HumanPharyngitisPneumoniaSinusitisJournal Article

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C Ellenbogen. 1981. The common cold.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7270378/

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