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Can the epiglottis cause a sore throat and does it block my son's airway ?
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| Diseases and Conditions | Sore throat |
| Medical Topics | Larynx, Epiglottis |
The above symptoms shows that there is infection of Epiglottis, Nothing much to worry, due to infection there will be mild inflammation of epiglottis , Odynoghagia (pain during swallowing) are the associated symptoms.. If it is associated with fever then antibiotic is needed otherwise.. the infection will subside by itself..
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