Strep infection with no fever

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Avatar f tn So my question is simple, can it be rheumatic fever with absolutely no blood signs of any infection, inflammation for almost a year ? Should i rule this one out ? Sincere thanks for any thoughts/experiences on this.
Avatar n tn my 4 year old daughter has been running a fever at least once a week for the past 6 months she has no other symptoms except she says she is cold. The fever responds to fever reducers.
Avatar n tn Thanks, I did infectious mononucleosis test (EB virus) which came non- reactive . I think that's the same EBV virus you are mentioning.right ? It's been 3 months already for me to have sore throat. Fever is actually too low. No lymph nodes during these times..No pus or white spots. Doc initially guessed strep throat and gave 3 weeks antibiotics for it.. As then I realized that my symptoms relates to cmv and got tested.
Avatar f tn Hi, the symptoms described could be due to an infection, most probably streptococcal or a viral infection. Strep sore throat needs to be treated with an antibiotic as strep is a bacteria. Viral sore throat is best treated with rest, warm oral fluids and (OTC) tylenol (acetaminophen) or ibuprofen for pain.
242516 tn?1368223905 The flu has passed epidemic rates in much of the country, and if you don't have a cold, I'm sure you have a friend who has the sniffles, fever, chills, aches and pains of a viral upper respiratory infection. This is different from a bacterial infection such as sinusitis, bronchitis, or pneumonia. A viral infection doesn't improve with antibiotics as these infections do. A virus hijacks your own body's healthy cells and uses it to reproduce and spread.
Avatar n tn after surfing the web about rheumatic fever, i find myself surprised that someone of your young age has ended up with this fever. it is true that it is caused by untreated strep infections. but since the birth of anibiotics, it is rare. as my doctor told me " its just your bad luck". he told me that i must have had it as a child and now at age 60 the stenosis of the aortic and mitral valves have shown up. did you have strep as a child or recently, i am curious to know?
Avatar n tn You're welcome; glad to be of help. Finish the penicillin as directed by your doctor. In addition to the antibiotic, your own immune system has kicked in by now to resolve your infection. You are now highly resistant and you're not likely to be reinfected with strep any time soon, either from another person or the environment.
Avatar n tn Well yesterday no fever, and sore throat started to go away. But today no fever, but throat hurts a lot more. Feels like it hurts more toward the back of my throat and its a bit painful to speak. What is this? Same thing is going on for my partner. He had a sore throat, fever, went to the doctor cuzz his sore throat was so bad that they gave him meds for strep. When the throat swab for him came back it was negative for strep, but a day after using the meds his symptoms completely went away.
Avatar m tn I started having fever about 3 weeks back with swollen tonsils and ulcers. I was diagnosed strep throat and started taking medicines but after 4 days, my fever went up to 105-106 range. Test results showed no strep throat, flu, swine etc. I rushed to emergency and they diagnosed me for Pharynogontonsillitis. For a week before I went to emergency I barely could swallow anything. I grew weak and they gave me Glucose by drip and also Decadron.
Avatar f tn Usually with a bad strep infection you would get a fever of about 100 or more. Some viruses would cause a fever too. The other poster brought up a good point is that you could also get tested for Gonorrhoeae or GC of the throat. So if you are not better you should see a doctor and discuss some of these issues. Let me know if you have any further questions.
Avatar m tn looking for advise, my son is 9+yrs and has had a stiff neck since oct/nov last year. suddenly 2mo's ago he got really swollen glands with sore throat and bad chest infection with wheezing asthma, followed by high fever ard 5days later. it affected his liver too for e next 2months_swollen and palpable, with upset stomach and pain below the ribs. the doc suspected EBV, so he was told no sports for 2mo's. a test showed that it was an old ebv infection, but not active.
Avatar f tn Every illness with both sore throat and fever should be professionally evaluated. The concern is not STDs, but strep throat, mononucleosis, etc. But if no real fever, you can safely just sit tight and wait for it to clear up on its own -- but still see a doctor if sore throat lasts more than another week or so.
1873691 tn?1320350220 t seem to have caught a thing and we share a bed together. So no fever, no tiredness, no loss of energy or anything. Just a sore throat with white spots. Could it be something else other than strep? And if it is strep throat, can it go untreated? If so, will it harm my baby or me? I've heard about cases where people don't even know they have strep because they don't show any symptoms for it.
Avatar f tn My 15 year old daughter has been diagnosed with rheumatic fever and rhematic heart disease affecting the mitral valve. My concern is that she didn't seem to have any of the symptoms of rheumatic fever except for migrating swollen joints.
Avatar n tn i started on antibiotics right away but my pulse was still elevated on Monday when i went to the DR ( had no fever by monday). My question is can an infection like strep cause your heart rate to elevate due to the body working extra hard to help fight off the infection?
Avatar m tn (only strep infection). Or even Scarlet fever with no rash? Also, when I had Strep I had the tendency to self-induce vomit by using my ring and middle fingers, could that generalized the strep infection towards my fingers which still lasts until now?
Avatar f tn It sounds to me that your daughter may have developed some complications due to the delayed treatment of strep. Rheumatic fever is caused by untreated Strep and can cause painful and inflamed joints, heart damage etc. Your daughter should have been feeling much better within a couple of days on the antibiotic. You dont want to mess around with waiting days on test results.
Avatar n tn Yesterday, I gave in and went to the doctor when I awoke with a 101.9 fever. The doc tested for flu (negative) and then strep (positive), then proceeded to write prescrips for Tylenol with codeine, penicillin and Valtrex (also have a few cold sores on my lips). No other symptoms. I've been using the meds for 24 hours now and simply put, they do not work. They don't lessen the sore throat at all, and it's pretty miserable.
Avatar n tn Did X-rays and diagnosed with severe sinus infection. Doctor gave me an injection of steroids and antibiotic. Along with a prescription for a 5 day pack of Levaquin, and 10 day pack of Allegra D-12. May 24th – finish levaquin pack. still feel bad. May 28th – sore throat starts, assume its caused by drainage. May 29th – finish Allegra D-12 pack. Still feel groggy, and have sore throat. May 30th – Notice pus pockets on throat. Go to an Emergency Clinic in my hometown (2.
Avatar f tn m too old to have it, but i am only 21 ! Also my blood work does not add up with rheumatic fever. No signs of inflammation in 4 different rounds of tests (crp, sedimention rate, complete blood count) starting from about 7 to 10 days after onset of symptoms until now. Also normal strep antibodies levels (although 6 to 7 months after onset).
Avatar f tn I had a strep infection without a sore throat, but with scarlet fever, and every joint in my body was involved. I could barely walk. I had no idea strep could cause these symptoms. You can also have a negative rapid strep test. What you really need is a culture and a blood draw to make sure. I got the run around for quite a while. I went to the doctor and said "my fingers are swollen" and he said "they don't look swollen to me.
Avatar f tn I've had strep before... believe me, if you had it, you wouldn't question if it were strep =) Strep usually gives you the white spots, so while it MAY be that, it's probably not. I suspect a lingering illness based on you being a smoker and recently having a sinus infection. Mucus can drip from your sinuses to your throat and cause all sorts of fun inflammation, and smoking would just irritate your throat further.
Avatar f tn My four year old son has been complaining of sore bones, sore back and will come down with a 102 fever at least once a month. I will bring him to the dr. he will swab his throat positive for strep, give antibiotics and for those days on antibiotics he seems to be getting better. Then, when the antibiotics are finished within two weeks he will be having the same symptoms again and we will continue the process.
Avatar m tn Two days later, I came down with a pretty bad case of strep throat. It hurt to swallow and I had a really bad fever where I didn't even want to leave my bed. It was not accompanied by any itching or lesions.The strep throat was confirmed through a rapid test and culture. Would my strep throat have any correlation with HSV2? My anxiety drives me to worry about HSV2 so sorry if I'm constantly bugging you guys on this forum.