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A 37-year-old man presents to an urgent care center after 2 days of fever and sore throat. He reports that the soreness is worse with swallowing. He reports that he did not have any preceding rhinorrhea or myalgias. He has had no exposure to ill persons, and he has no history of previous illnesses. He reports that he smokes cigarettes and occasionally drinks alcohol.

View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be.

Man with Fever and Sore Throat