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Suggest Treatment For Sore Throat And Night Sweats
I ve had a sore throat for 2 days now. Now it s only worse it s so sore it s hard to eat or drink anything. There s puss all over my tonsils super red and irritated. My body aches, chills, night sweats, fatigue, it hurts to walk I m so sore. I get the feeling that I need to throw up at times but I don t. My head hurts so bad and there s so much pressure in my neck and head it feels like it s gunna explode. My fever has been running around 103.8 at night. 100.9 during the day. I was wondering if u could possibly tell me what it could be. I tried going to the er but said it would be a 6 hour wait. I felt so bad I couldn t stay.
Viral infection of the tonsils usually goes away without treatment within 2 weeks. Sore throat with, swollen glands, a sudden fever above 101°F, and without symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection may point to a bacterial infection like strep that needs to be treated with antibiotics.
A peritonsillar abscess occurs when a collection of pus forms and infection spreads beyond the tonsils into the neck and chest. Antibiotics can treat an early infection. Sometimes a collection of pus needs to be drained by a procedure called incision and drainage.
Kindly visit your ENT physician for immediate treatment with appropriate antibiotics.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards Dr.Saranya Ramadoss, General and Family Physician
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Suggest Treatment For Sore Throat And Night Sweats
Hi Viral infection of the tonsils usually goes away without treatment within 2 weeks. Sore throat with, swollen glands, a sudden fever above 101°F, and without symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection may point to a bacterial infection like strep that needs to be treated with antibiotics. A peritonsillar abscess occurs when a collection of pus forms and infection spreads beyond the tonsils into the neck and chest. Antibiotics can treat an early infection. Sometimes a collection of pus needs to be drained by a procedure called incision and drainage. Kindly visit your ENT physician for immediate treatment with appropriate antibiotics. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards Dr.Saranya Ramadoss, General and Family Physician