Pain in the throat from the position of a practicing otolaryngologist: Advice justified by experience

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Sore throat is one of the most common complaints for which patients apply the doctor. Such patients could be observed by doctors of different specialties: pediatricians, therapists, otorhinolaryngologists and even dentists. There are very many reasons for a sore throat. Clinician should identify patients who require systemic antibiotic therapy and avoid unnecessary and potentially harmful treatment by opting for topical remedies. An important role in the treatment of infectious diseases of the throat and larynx is played by drugs containing lysozyme, including in complex clinical cases associated with the formation of microbial biofilms.

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Kristina V. Savranskaya

A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry of the Ministry of Healthcare of Russia

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Email: kristina.savranskaya@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8510-3719

PhD in Medical Sciences, Assistant at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology

Russian Federation, Moscow

Nina A. Miroshnichenko

A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry of the Ministry of Healthcare of Russia

Email: mirnino@yandex.ru

MD, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology

Russian Federation, Moscow

Anna V. Bakotina

A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry of the Ministry of Healthcare of Russia

Email: bakotina88@gmail.com

PhD in Medical Sciences, Assistant of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology

Russian Federation, Moscow

Vladimir N. Talalaev

A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry of the Ministry of Healthcare of Russia

Email: 6113662@gmail.com

MD, Professor of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology

Russian Federation, Moscow

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