A member asked:

Have sore throat, swollen tonsils, congestion, rusty mucus in sinus, and thick whitish cloudy sputum with cough. does this sound like pneumonia?

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Dr. Edgar Mendizabal answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

No: Unless you also suffer from shortness of breath or chest pains.

Answered 3/23/2019

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

Possible: Sinusitis, pharyngitis. Cough, yellow or dark sputum from lungs and chest discomfort are more symptomatic of pneumonia-lung infection.

Answered 10/4/2016

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