Pharyngitis or strep throat

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Avatar n tn have you ever had strep throat? if you have the pus pockets don't self clean and can cause reoccurrence.
Avatar f tn I have a mildly sore throat that is presenting itself like strep with white pus on my tonsils (minus the severe pain, fever and other symptoms). Went to the doctor today and they tested for strep, mono and the flu. All negative. I tested for HIV today and also negative (rapid test, 5 weeks since last exposure) Wondering what else it could be? Throat gono? Another virus?
Avatar m tn On May 4, I had unprotected oral sex on a female where I performed on her and we also had condom protected vaginal sex. Approximately a week or two later, I developed the sore throat. Strep tests (3 of them) have all come back negative. I tested negative for HIV, syphilis, and gonorrhea (both throat and penile). I have taken two round of antibiotics and one round of a steroid. Still no change. I even asked my ENT about cancer and he ruled that out. What does this sound like to you?
Avatar f tn Hello, If your wife has enlarged tonsils and it is painful for her to swallow, these are symptoms that are, in general, consistent with pharyngitis (inflammation of the throat). Infectious pharyngitis can either be bacterial or viral. Bacterial pharyngitis is usually accompanied by a fever and there are usually not other symptoms such as runny nose, cough (more consistent with viral infections).
Avatar m tn ve continued to have fevers, though not as high. I do really have a sore throat now, can barely eat or drink anything. Looking in my throat I see multiple ulcerations on my soft palate with pus, a couple on my hard palate, both of my tonsils are covered in pus and the back of my throat has a lot of pus and some ulcers on it too. I don't actually notice any ulcers in my cheeks and there aren't any that I can see on my tongue or lips.
Avatar m tn Did you find out what it was I have the same thing and worried
280234 tn?1532986249 Persisting sore throat may be attributed to a variety of conditions and may warrant further evaluation of an ENT specialist. While acute pharyngitis or sore throat that can last up to a month before fully resolved is usually associated with viral, bacterial, or even fungal infection, chronic pharyngitis is often due to a persistent infection of the tonsils or gastrointestinal issues like laryngopharyngial reflux or esophagitis.
Avatar m tn I was not tested for strep or for any STDs the office i was diagnosed with acute pharyngitis but i am concerned that this may not be the case. I was wondering if i was to have an STD would this medication cure what i have or should i go back to the clinic to make sure.
4430758 tn?1354482428 The usual cause of swollen tonsils with “specks of pus” is bacterial infection, the most common being a Strep Throat. However, oral sex can result in throat infection with gonorrhea. The bottom line is that you should have a reexamination and a complete throat culture, complete in the sense that it is not a culture designed to reveal the presence or absence of Strep.
Avatar m tn In late november I my throat hurt I went to the doctor they looked at my throat and saw the exudate. It was written on my discharge as exudative tonsillitis/pharyngitis at the time i was given a shot of penicillin and a dose of a liquid steroid to counteract the swelling in my throat. The medication seemed to be helping but 2 weeks later it came back. I went to the doctor again this time they did a throat culture that came back positive for strep.
Avatar f tn It could be strep throat, which makes it difficult to swallow. A couple of years ago, I was absolutely convinced I had strep throat, as I'd had many infections as a child. I was surprised that it turned out to be enterovirus, which, as you said, made it feel like I was swallowing razor blades. The symptoms do kind of fit what you're describing: https://www.merckmanuals.
Avatar f tn Hello, everyone! Two days ago, I had a TERRIBLE sore throat. Went to the doctor to get swabbed, did not come back for strep. No fever, but I felt sweaty at night (I think it was due to bad dreams LOL). Accompanied by a pounding headache. The next day, I woke up congested with a runny nose, I coughed up some green phlegm and felt fine the rest of the day. Now, I'm sneezing a bit with clear mucus and it doesn't feel like a cold at all.
Avatar n tn I have problem with my throat. For three weeks a have something like little vesticles(like little red thing about 5mm in size) on my back throat an one from each side and in the back of my tongue. I don't have medical insurance so... any advice?
Avatar n tn Your first step is to go to your family physician and have him/her check it out, including a strep test for strep throat. Any sore throat lasting a week or more should definitely be checked out. Strep throat is very common (especially in children and young adults) and very treatable, but can lead to serious complications if not treated. So please get your parents or a trusted adult to take you to the doctor and get checked.
Avatar f tn Strep throat is an infection, not an allergy. I have never heard of a cat giving a human a strep infection.
Avatar n tn They checked for strep, gonorrhea and nongonococcal causes of the pharyngitis, however, because I had self medicated with antibiotics, a urethral culture was not done. The strep test was negative & throat labs came back negative. I was prescribed cefixime and doxycycline 100mg twice daily for 7 days. The pharyngitis was actually resolving itself by the next day before I had even started antibiotics, however I proceeded to take the prescribed antibiotics.
Avatar f tn Thanks for letting us know. Throat bumps can be different things. Sometimes strep throat looks like that as does pharyngitis. Glad you are on the mend though and your doctor gave you the all clear.
Avatar n tn Strep throat, my boyfriend has the same problem right now.
Avatar n tn My concern is because for 21 days I have strep without mucus (got to bleed the cough) and oral thrush for ten days. Yesterday, after 28 days, I did a test and came out negative but DUO trush and dry / sore throat still. Think I'm at risk? I have two children and wife and I'm desperate. Is there a test that can definitively confirm if I am a carrier?
Avatar f tn It became worse so i went to the ER, the doctor diagnosed me with bacterial pharyngitis, With strep negative. I read that pharyngitis is really common with people who have HIV and it happens a few weeks after exposure. Also the doctor said i had a high white blood cell count. Also i read that in the early stages of hiv ones white blood cell count may be high. I am of course going to get tested. But my questions are can i get hiv from public toilet seats? Is pharyngitis connected to hiv?
Avatar n tn A few days later, I was sick with what I thought was strep throat. I never went to the doctor to get checked out though. My throat was extremely sore, with swollen tonsils and glands, and for about 3-4 days I had 3 white blotches on my right tonsil. Its now almost 3 months later, and my tonsils/glands have remained swollen, but do not hurt. I went to the dr, and he put me on penicillian, but they've only unswelled a little.
Avatar f tn I've had a cough and sore throat for about 2 days now but all of a sudden the sore throat became so bad that I lost my voice, I'm having trouble swallowing, low fever (101.1), achy, chills, loss of appetite, runny nose, swollen tonsils, white spots of the tonsils, and grey-ish tongue (tried brushing my tongue for awhile and it doesn't change colors).
Avatar f tn On 12/13/11 I felt sick, no fever scratchy throat ear pain and headache. Doctor diagnosed me with pharyngitis/strep. I was given antibiotics for ten days. After about a week on them I developed a yeast infection and white tongue. I retested at 7 weeks ELISA HIV 1/2 ab test. It was negative. Sore throat continues but its off and and and ear pain. Retested one more time at 9.5 weeks with rapid oraquick HIV 1/2 ab finger prick test. Again negative.
Avatar m tn This morning when I got up my throat felt funny when I look into the mirror the back of my throat is swollen barely leaving any room for me to breath, am so scare right now i tried gargling with warm water and salt. I also made an appointment with an ENT doctor the sad news it wont be until two weeks time.
Avatar n tn Wear some warm clothes and cover yourself up properly and drink some hot drinks.As far as your fever,headache and sore throat is concerned I feel that you need to rule out strep sore throat and pharyngitis and also get yourself a course of antibiotics.Pls consult a physician immediately. Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional queries.Kind regards.