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Sore Throat, Coughing Green Phlegm, Severe Pain In Joints, Muscle Pain, Headache. Cure For Symptoms?

Got a very sore throat last night then when I woke up today I was coughing up lime green phlegm and I am having severe pains in both my sides mostly lower ribs but it doesn't feel like muscle or joint pain it's a weird kind of pain like my insides are hurting.. I am also having bad muscle pain the rest throughout the rest of my body and a headache and my throat still very sore. Please help!
posted on Tue, 14 May 2013
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Hello

I read your query regarding sore throat, pain in joints and muscle and green phlegm.

Considering your complaints it appears as your throat infection and joint pains are related to each other, so it becomes necessary to rule out staph infection as that may give rise to joint pain therefore you may do Culture and sensitivity of throat swab. This test will clear the picture.

Coughing out green phlegm indicates the infection in respiratory tract. Till the culture report is awaited you may take-

(a) Tab Paracetamol.

(b) Expectorant cough syrup.

By a thorough examination and clinical co-relation of signs and relevent investigations one may pin point the diagnosis and that may be accordingly manage.

Regards.
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Sore Throat, Coughing Green Phlegm, Severe Pain In Joints, Muscle Pain, Headache. Cure For Symptoms?

Hello I read your query regarding sore throat, pain in joints and muscle and green phlegm. Considering your complaints it appears as your throat infection and joint pains are related to each other, so it becomes necessary to rule out staph infection as that may give rise to joint pain therefore you may do Culture and sensitivity of throat swab. This test will clear the picture. Coughing out green phlegm indicates the infection in respiratory tract. Till the culture report is awaited you may take- (a) Tab Paracetamol. (b) Expectorant cough syrup. By a thorough examination and clinical co-relation of signs and relevent investigations one may pin point the diagnosis and that may be accordingly manage. Regards.