Key points for diagnosis
(1) The disease has emergent onset and   manifests as sore throat, odynophagia, or radiation otalgia.

(2) The patient has aversion to cold, fever, even high fever, general hypodynamia and constipation.

(3) Local examination may show red swelling of the tonsil and mucosa of the palatal arch, or red swelling of the tonsil with yellow-white exudate from the crypts. The exudate is spot-shaped or forms a slice like the shape of the false membrane. Enlargement of submaxillary lymph occurs, with tenderness.

In TCM, a disease or a symptom might be caused by one pathogenic factor, even two or three pathogenic factors. When diagnosing a disease or a symptom, TCM doctors must follow the principle of "Syndrome Dfferentiation", and then "Suit the Remedy to the Case". In order to gain a more definite and valuable diagnosis, it's important and necessary for the doctor to learn the detailed health information of the patient, including his/her disease duration, age, sex, height, weight, family history, urine, stool, diet, sleep, sweat, energy, mood (emotion), as well as the tongue conditions and the palm conditions, etc. If you would want our expert to create a TCM diagnosis, you're welcome to contact us.