Abstract
We recently encountered three cases of viral infection with inflammatory findings in the epipharynx. One of the patients was infected with the influenza virus, while another had an adenovirus infection, and the third had infectious mononucleosis. The patient with a Type A influenza virus infection demonstrated reddening of the epipharynx, while the patients with the adenovirus infection and infectious mononucleosis showed the presence of white moss on the epipharynx. It is difficult to differentiate between viral epipharyngitis and bacterial epipharyngitis based on the endoscopic findings alone, and therefore it is necessary to carefully differentiate between these conditions with the use of rapid diagnostic tests for viral infections, combined with various blood tests.
