1. Syndrome of wind and heat invading the lung
Main symptoms and signs: Fever, aversion to cold, pharyngodynia worsened by swallowing, marked congestion of the unilateral palatoglossal arch discovered by examination, red tongue with whitish thin or yellowish fur, floating and rapid pulse.

2. Syndrome of excessive heat of the lung and stomach
Main symptoms and signs: Increasingly high fever, severe pharyngodynia with difficulty in swallowing, retention of saliva in the mouth, difficulty in opening the mouth, slurred speech, marked projection of red and swollen upper palatoglossal arch with red swelling of the homolateral soft palate and uvula which cover and push the tonsil downwards discovered by examination, headache, foul breath, thoracic tightness and abdominal distension, constipation, yellowish urine, red tongue with yellowish thick or greasy fur, full and rapid pulse with force.

3. Syndrome of lingering pathogenic factors due to yin deficiency
Main symptoms and signs: Gradual abatement of fever, relieved pharyngodynia, remittent symptoms of difficulty in opening the mouth and swallowing, remittent red swelling of the upper palatoglossal arch with possible pus drainage discovered in the examination, thirst, yellowish urine, constipation, red tongue with scanty thin fur, thread and rapid pulse.