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I have had a sore throat, swollen lymph nodes, and a headache for 18 days. What should I do?
Query: Hi doctor, I am 24 years old, weigh 240 lb, and my height is 6 feet 5 inches. I have had a sore throat for the last 18 days, swollen lymph nodes, and a headache with a bright yellow snot. I also have sinusitis. I had taken Penicillin, Amoxicillin, and Ibuprofen but saw no difference. Read Full »
Dr. Syed Peerzada Tehmid Ul Haque
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Your throat is congested suggestive of granular pharyngitis. However, this may be present even in chronic cases where patients have long-standing rhinosinusitis or reflux. What does it feel like? Is it more of a dragging sensation and slight ... Read Full »
I have a sore bump behind my tonsils with pain and a white coating. What could be the reason?
Query: Hello doctor, I have had a sore throat for three years. It does not go away. It started as a tonsil infection. Now I do not get tonsil infections so much, but behind the tonsil, I have a sore bump that pains and sometimes has a white coating. I have trouble swallowing, and it hurts when I drink wate... Read Full »
Dr. Syed Peerzada Tehmid Ul Haque
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The picture of your throat suggests granular pharyngitis. Chronic irritation of the pharynx, either from recurrent nose or sinus infections or from reflux, can give rise to such an issue. Now since it is an irritation of chronic nature, it often tends to stay, and its ... Read Full »
I have white scaly patches in the back of my throat. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a weird lesion that I just noticed in the back of my throat a few days ago. For the last couple of months, my throat has felt slightly strained after the normal conversation. I currently take Lisinopril, HCTZ, and Amlodipine for hypertension. My PCP prescribed a Z-pack and refe... Read Full »
Dr. Syed Peerzada Tehmid Ul Haque
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The normal pharyngeal mucosa at times has a granular appearance. In addition, it may be present in acute granular pharyngitis. This is nothing sinister. Z-pack with adequate analgesia if you have pain, plenty of fluids and warm saline gargles or Chlorhexidine should he... Read Full »
Can my cough with phlegm and itching in the throat due to cancer as I was using cocaine?
Query: Hi doctor, I used cocaine for six months but for four months, I have coughs and phlegm especially in the morning. I never had throat pain. It just feels itchy. I saw a doctor who gave me allergy spray with Cortizon but I took it for just one month. I keep drinking alcohol and cold drinks which makes... Read Full »
Dr. Syed Peerzada Tehmid Ul Haque
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The picture (attachment removed to protect patient identity) that you have attached shows slightly enlarged tonsils with granular pharyngitis. There is nothing to worry. Your symptoms are due to chronic irritation of your throat which could be due to rhinosinusitis o... Read Full »