infectious diseases
Herpangina
Diagnosis of Herpangina
History and physical examination Diagnosis of herpangina is based on symptoms and characteristic oral lesions. Confirmatory testing is not usually required but can be done by Isolating the virus from the lesions Detecting virus by reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction Demonstrating a rise in specific antibody titer Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis may appear similar but, unlike with herpangina, rarely occur in the pharynx and are not typically accompanied by systemic symptoms. 