Visual symptoms of strep throat
Inflammation of throat can be seen by an unaided eye. The picture particularly involves white mucopurulent discharge on the back wall of the throat, swelling and reddening of the mucous membrane, which spreads further to faucial pillars and the tongue. Lymphadenoid follicles (“granules” of lymphatic tissue), located on the back wall of the throat, are reddened and distinctly show through the mucous membrane.