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Why Is My Son Having Sore Throat With Blood?

I have a 9 year old boy keeps getting a sore throat and a cough. tonight he coughed up blood on looking at the back of his throat i could still see blood. i have taken him to doctors twice with sore throat but i get told it is viral we have never seen blood before.
Tue, 8 Mar 2016
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Hi Dear,

Welcome to HCM.

Understanding your concern. As per your query your son is having symptoms of having sore throat with blood which seems to be due to chest infection/ chronic upper respiratory tract infection. Need not to worry about blood in cough as it occurs sometimes due to sinus infection. I would suggest you to do warm saline gargles. You should visit ENT specialist once and get it examined. You should get paranasal sinus x-ray done along with throat swab test and blood tests and start treatment after proper diagnosis. Take proper course of antibiotics. Avoid oily and sharp food. Drink plenty of fluids. Apply mist humidifiers in room. Avoid cold carbonated beverages.

Hope your concern has been resolved.

Get Well Soon.

Best Wishes,
Harry Maheshwari
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Why Is My Son Having Sore Throat With Blood?

Hi Dear, Welcome to HCM. Understanding your concern. As per your query your son is having symptoms of having sore throat with blood which seems to be due to chest infection/ chronic upper respiratory tract infection. Need not to worry about blood in cough as it occurs sometimes due to sinus infection. I would suggest you to do warm saline gargles. You should visit ENT specialist once and get it examined. You should get paranasal sinus x-ray done along with throat swab test and blood tests and start treatment after proper diagnosis. Take proper course of antibiotics. Avoid oily and sharp food. Drink plenty of fluids. Apply mist humidifiers in room. Avoid cold carbonated beverages. Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well Soon. Best Wishes, Harry Maheshwari