Question 1

how does strep throat look like in a mirror?

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You can not..: ...Reliably tell what is a strep infection and what is not by looking at it.  Even doctors with lots of experience will make mistakes and get it wrong.  In order to know whether there is a strep infection or not, a strep test must be performed.

Question 2

what does strep throat look like in children without tonsils?

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Hard to say: I wouldn't think about a "look" of strep in the throat.  It can be hard to predict sometimes by looking.  Instead, if a child has a sore throat with a fever in the absence of cold symptoms like cough and runny nose, they should be checked for strep.  Whether or not they have tonsils, they can also have headache, abdominal pain, vomiting and/or rashes.

Question 3

what does strep throat look like on an adult with no tonsils?

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Red: The area around where the tonsils used to be may look beefy red. There may also be red spots on the soft palate. The appearance does not help one identify strep vs virus.

Question 4

about a child having a strawberry tongue while having strep throat.  what does it look like?

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Like a strawberry: Yes, strep infection can produce a red tongue with slightly elevated lighter colored bumps looking like a strawberry.

Question 5

does strep throat look like a canker sore?

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Perhaps: To a patient but not to a trained professional. If one has a strep throat it's a good idea to have antibiotics to prevent more serious complications. It could be a canker sore, viral, bacterial or something else. Have you physician take a look so you know for sure and get the appropriate advice and treatment if necessary.

Question 6

what does it look like if you have strep throat?

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Strep appearance: The physical findings of a Strep throat infection can be variable but usually consists of redness, inflammation, enlarged lymph nodes under the chin/throat and white patches to the tonsils.

Question 7

i have strep throat and i have coughed up two chunks that look like my tonsils. could this be?

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Coughing up Tonsills: U can't cough up your tonsills! What many people end up coughing with strep infection are debris which collects over their enlarged tonsills and collects in between the tonsillar crypts, called exudates. Since they reside on tonsills, they may take its shape. Those are gen small specks of 2-3 mm, but can be occasionally larger. Make sure u complete your treatment for strep and use oral hygeine.

Question 8

please tell me what does a strep throat test feel like?

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QUICK STREP TEST: Is an easy, valuable test done in most of the offices with result in 10 min. With a q-tip, the doctor will touch your both tonsils and back of pharynx (each one second- total 3 sec. To take swab). Some people has strong gag reflux, so agitation makes this scary.

Question 9

was treated for strep throat 2 weeks ago but my throat still looks like this. should i be concerned?

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That's long enough: Depending on how bad the infection and inflammation in one's throat is, 1-2 weeks may be needed to heal back to normal after treating strep throat. Strep throat is not resistant to penicillin or amoxicillin, so that treatment almost always works. For a few patients, bacteria remain and symptoms return (a throat swab strep test can confirm it), and they may need another course of antibiotics.

Question 10

can doctors tell me what does strep throat feel like at first?

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Strep symptoms: Sxs of strep throat can include: large, red painful tonsils with white exudates; small red dots on the roof of the mouth; swollen lymph nodes on the neck; fever, headache, rash, difficulty swallowing, fatigue & rash.

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