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What Do White Patches On The Throat After Recovering From Sore Throat Indicate?

Iv had a soar throat and a cold the past couple weeks and my throat has sum white patches in it and Iv been to the doctors two times and they don’t know what it is and it’s not alarming so they don’t do anything could I send a picture and you give me a guess
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Hi,

It is nothing but inflammatory changes and will settle over time. You can do warm saline gargles for faster recovery.

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What Do White Patches On The Throat After Recovering From Sore Throat Indicate?

Hi, It is nothing but inflammatory changes and will settle over time. You can do warm saline gargles for faster recovery. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.