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I got a shot of steriods today in the arm for my 3 month sore throat. what exactly will that do. they belive it's a chronic tonsillitis and rhinitis.
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Steroids: This is a very powerful anti-inflammatory medication with numerous potentially severe side-effects. It may rapidly relieve your symptoms, but it would be better to have diagnosed the cause specifically and treated the offending agent. This may work, but symptoms could return when effects have worn off.
Answered 6/4/2014
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