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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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No: Unless you also suffer from shortness of breath or chest pains.
Answered 3/23/2019
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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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