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I am suffering from a dull pain in my throat with reddish-brown sputum discharge. Please help me.
Query: Hello doctor, I used to smoke and drink in the past. I am having a dull pain in my throat region that is extending to the ear. However, I do not face any difficulty in eating or swallowing food. When I tried to clear my throat, a reddish-brown sputum was secreted along with a few tiny, tonsils-like ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query and understood your concern. However, I have a few questions. 1. Do you have a picture of the stones that came out while you spat? 2. Do you have any pictures of the phlegm that came out? I suggest the following instructions mentioned below: 1... Read Full »
What can cause chronic tonsillitis and knee swelling in a child?
Query: Hi doctor,My daughter is seven and a half years old. She is suffering from tonsillitis for five years. During every month, she takes antibiotics with Paracetamol. Now, she is having swelling in her knees for the past five months, and sometimes, it gets migrated from one knee to another with little f... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. First, swelling in the knee and throat infection can occur related to each other or it can be a condition called rheumatic fever. You need to discuss this with your pediatrician to have a definitve diagnosis. It needs to be differentiated from... Read Full »
Why do I have a sore throat and fever even after taking antibiotics?
Query: Hello doctor, I had a sore throat and went to the urgent care and was told I had tonsilitis. I was prescribed antibiotics and Ibuprofen for pain. I also had a fever of up to 103 degrees, but I was told it would just go away with the medication. The next day I went to an ENT specialist, who said my t... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. I agree with the diagnosis made by your ENT (ear, nose, and throat) doctor because adenoids are very close to the opening of the eustachian tube (the tubular connection between the ear and throat), so whenever there is adenoiditis, the infect... Read Full »
Why does my Adam's apple hurt on touch?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 32 year old male with a history of some tonsil problem. About seven years ago, I had both a peritonsillar abscess and mononucleosis around the same time. After that, I began seeing an ENT for some fatigue and for lymph nodes on my neck that were both large and painless. After a ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Can you please send me pictures of your throat and of the prescription of the surgery done before? I feel you have recurrent follicular tonsillitis, and you got peritonsillar abscess for the same reason. Chronic throat infection also causes lymph node enlargement, which d... Read Full »