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Why do I have an oval-shaped growth beyond my tonsil?
Query: Hi doctor, I noticed an oval shaped growth beyond my left tonsil. The top is white and the bottom is in normal color. It seems like a nodule that is hanging on the flat throat surface. It also seems that capillaries are running in and out of this growth. Please see the attached picture. It does not ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It looks like pustule, which may be due to localized infection. It can also be debris collected and appearing as such creamy white. However, it is definitely not a lesion to be worried. You can do salt water gargles for a week and recheck. Take healthy diet and multivita... Read Full »
Please review my sperm analysis.
Query: Hi doctor,I have done my sperm analysis. The gynecologist suggested low motility grade A, and I have been taking Fertisure M for the past month but, was a bit irregular in medicine but now following the strict timeline. She suggested consulting a urologist for agglutination or pus cells, etc. Kindly... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I want to know what problem you have. Are you suffering from infertility? If yes, since when? Did you try any other treatment before? I have seen your report (attachment removed to protect patient identity). It appears fine regarding quantity and motility. Regarding clu... Read Full »
Can my hard, painless submental lymph node that is present for two to three months be cancerous?
Query: Hello doctor, I have had a hard, painless submental lymph node for two to three months that is smaller than a pea. It is smaller in the morning and fluctuates in size when I touch it often. I have no other symptoms. I have read online that hard nodules are always cancer. It is larger than the other ... Read Full »
Dr. Syed Peerzada Tehmid Ul Haque
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Hard or firm nodes are only one of the important factors. Sub centimetric nodes (size less than a centimeter) that do not show size changes over time usually do not bother us. Also, the fixity of the nodes to either the skin or the underlying... Read Full »
Is the pink area around a wound with burning sensation indicative of infection?
Query: Hi doctor, I obtained this injury this past Sunday. I am worried it may be infected. My PCP put on the antibiotic Doxycycline Monday twice a day for ten days. Will that take care of the infection if there is one, or do I need to have it looked at? It is burning around the pink area. Kindly give you... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Calamine lotion three times daily for soothing of lesions (if burning) for 20 days. I suggest taking tablet Emanzen D (Diclofenac and Serratiopeptidase) twice daily for three days (if tender or painful), tablet Roxid 150 mg (Roxithromycin and Ambroxol) twice daily after... Read Full »