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I am having pain while swallowing and i can find very small reddish things and a white patch middle of that reddish things from past 1 week.
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Probably not : Due to a bacterial infection especially since you are already on an antibiotic it could be a virus or even due to a post nasal drip from an allergy . Mono can often mimic strep
Answered 7/24/2014
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