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How long does it take for the white dots to disappear if you have strep or tonsilitis
A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mike Bowmananswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 21 years experience
7-10 days usually: If it is due to tonsillitis and you take antibiotics. Some people have "tonsilliths" (tonsil stones) which will not get better with antibiotics. Th... Read More
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Family Medicine 49 years experience
Get rechecked: get a repeat strept test and also a mononucleosis test, since mono can mimic the world's worse sore throat.
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Dr. Anastasia Williamsanswered
Specializes in Pediatrics
Reassessment Needed: While Azithromycin is effective against some forms of strep throat, it does not work for all forms of strep throat. There are also multiple other cau... Read More
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Dr. BERT W WINTERHOLLERanswered
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 46 years experience
Strep throat: Tonsillitis is a generic term that describes an irritation/inflammation of the tonsils. Tonsillitis can be caused by infectious bacteria or viruses s... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
Sure. Happens often.: Tonsillitis has many causes. Lots of viruses cause it. Strep throat is pretty much the only bacteria that causes a lot of cases of tonsillitis. Strep ... Read More
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
No: Tonsillitis is an inflammation of the tonsils and can be caused by many different agents, including strep. Strep throat is caused by group a streptoco... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Two issues: Tonsillitis is a nonspecific term designating the tonsils as inflamed & may occur with many germs including strep. Strep throat indicates a specific a... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Einanswered
Infectious Disease 50 years experience
See below: A strep throat is a type of tonsllitis and pharyngitis. Not all tonsillitis is caused by the streptococcus pyogenes bacteria. In fact most are cause... Read More
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
PCN: The person is usually not contagious after completing the first 24 hours of antibiotics and they generally feel significant improvement after 24 to 48... Read More
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Dr. Laura Anissiananswered
Internal Medicine 23 years experience
Worse?: Either are not fun, and Strep is treated with antibiotics. Strep has risk of, albeit small, of affecting the kidneys and therefore it is treated with ... Read More
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Antibiotics needed: For significant sore throat with swollen tonsils / lymph nodes – see physician & get a streph throat test. If you have streph throat, antibiotic ther... Read More
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