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How To Get Rid Of Sore Throat?
i have had sore throat for about a month now..for about a week though it was really bad,i had nausea,fever,sore throat,cough,mucus.. went to the doctor and they said it was bacterial sinus infection. gave me meds and i was feeling better for about 3days.. then the sore throat came back. now i have found a puss pocket on my gum. i popped it and a lot of puss came out and now it is bleeding. are the sore throat and puss pocket related?
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi, thanks for your query. In my opinion, you might be having bacteria streptococcal infection of throat. Pus pocket suggest severe infection. If I were your treating doctor, I would have prescribed penicillin antibiotics + anti inflammatory medicines like paracetamol + diclofenac combination drugs twice daily for 5 days. Hot saline gargling will be helpful. Thanks
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