“…18,7,19 The clinical proforma collected information on age; sex; current smoking status; past history of quinsy; 20 data on symptom severity for the symptoms of sore throat, difficulty swallowing, fever, cough, coryza ('runny nose') headache, muscle ache, abdominal pain, diarrhoea vomiting, earache (each symptom was rated by the patient as 0 = no problem, 1 = slight problem, 2 = moderately bad problem, or 3 = severe problem). The doctor or nurse documented examination findings for oral temperature using TempaDOT ™ thermometers, 21 the severity of tonsillar and pharyngeal inflammation, the presence of cervical glands, tonsillar exudate, fetor and palatal oedema.…”