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What Causes Sore Throat And White Spot On Tonsil?
last month I found a white spot on my tonsil and had a sore throat. I get strep basically every winter so I figured that s what it was and took the antibiotics I had left over. after about 2 or 3 days the spot left and my throat felt fine, and I never had any other symptoms, so I stopped with the antibiotics. Now, a month later, the spot is back in the same spot. should I continue with the medication?
Fri, 20 Feb 2015
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see white spots on tonsil and sore throat are most commonly associated with strepto, but there are some other bacterial viral as well as autoimmune causes....
do the following-
maintain oral hygiene
gargle with povidone iodine twice daily
take tab azithromycin 500 once daily / tab coamoxyclav 625 thrice daily
get a throat swab done
get back with the reports....
if it recurs again, you should visit an ENT specialist...
hope that was helpful....
contact me for any further queries....
regards
see white spots on tonsil and sore throat are most commonly associated with strepto, but there are some other bacterial viral as well as autoimmune causes....
do the following-
maintain oral hygiene
gargle with povidone iodine twice daily
take tab azithromycin 500 once daily / tab coamoxyclav 625 thrice daily
get a throat swab done
get back with the reports....
if it recurs again, you should visit an ENT specialist...
hope that was helpful....
contact me for any further queries....
regards
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