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Suggest Treatment For Swollen Tonsils With Pain
My 17yr. old son has had a throat problem for 5weeks. His tonsils are swollen with patches of what looks like infection. He has had two swabs done that come back negative for strep. A mononucleosis test, negative. A white cell count and liver function, all normal. He has had amoxicillin , cecor, and is now on clyndamicin. It starts to improve and then flares up again. Any suggestions?
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Read your query as you have swollen tonsils with pain this can be due to tonsilitis for this I will suggest you to consult Ent surgeon for examination of throat and inmeantime do warm saline gargle two to three times a day and you can take medicine like Allegra or Cefixime by consulting with local doctor .
Hope this will help you .
Thanks for consulting hcm
Read your query as you have swollen tonsils with pain this can be due to tonsilitis for this I will suggest you to consult Ent surgeon for examination of throat and inmeantime do warm saline gargle two to three times a day and you can take medicine like Allegra or Cefixime by consulting with local doctor .
Hope this will help you .
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