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Whom should I consult for swelling inside the cheek and throat stiffness?

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Dr. Aditi Gupta

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Published At August 6, 2016
Reviewed AtJune 30, 2023

Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

For the last one and a half month, I have been having a swelling inside the cheek and some stiffness in the right throat. Rarely, I have gotten white and red patches. Now, I have one line in my lips and some small red dots, which come on and off. When I consulted a general surgeon, he said it is due to some infection. He gave Metrogyl and Diataal. I had the medicine for 10 days and it did not work. Again, I went to another doctor and he said it as vitamin deficiency and prescribed Limcee tablet. Three days back, I went to my old general surgeon again and he said there is hardness in submucus. He advised me to take Tinidazole 500 mg and Vitamin tablets. As of now, I have a small swelling inside the cheek between upper and lower teeth. But, there is no pain. What will be the cause? Whom should I consult? Either an ENT specialist or a dentist? Do I need to get any screening test? Please explain.

Answered by Dr. Aditi Gupta

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com. You need to see a general physician to get treatment for this. This is most certainly an infection like mumps or rubella from your symptoms that you have described. It is a classic case with typical symptoms. It is a viral illness and you need antiviral therapy and not antibiotics, which are against bacteria. I hope your doctor diagnose and treat it correctly. To do this you need to get a few blood tests like CBC (complete blood count) and ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate).

Patient's Query

Thank you doctor,

I am uploading files. Kindly have a look and explain it.

Answered by Dr. Aditi Gupta

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com. Tinidazole will not help you. You need the blood tests as I advised and need a change of treatment. This is a calcification in the salivary gland duct particularly parotid (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Please consult with reports for further follow up.

Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Dr. Aditi Gupta
Dr. Aditi Gupta

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