A 35-year-old male asked about a 36-year-old female:
sick x 6 days throat really bothering me today hard to swallow. feels like there is glass or needles all the way down to stomach. stomach pain now?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

Dr. Laura Yauch answered
Specializes in Family Medicine
You need eval: Run of the mill viral causes of sore throats normally would have started to improve by 6 days. You need an evaluation to identify and treat the cause which could include infections with bacteria (such as strep), an abcess, a fungal issue, mono or CMV virus etc.
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