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Woke up w/ a audden severe sore throat w/ yellow exudate on tonsils which r red & swollen. strep?
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Maybe: Sxs of strep throat can include: pain of throat; large, red tonsils w white exudates; small red dots on roof of mouth; swollen lymph nodes on neck; fever, headache, rash, difficulty swallowing, fatigue or rash. Complications :infection of middle ear, sinuses, tonsils, skin, blood as well as scarlet fever, inflammation of kidney (glomerulonephritis) ; eventually rheumatic fever. Get tested.
Answered 2/4/2014
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