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Bright red back of mouth, small bumps, hurts to swallow. also, roof of mouth has a yellowish tint.

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Dr. Stephen Rothstein answered

Throat: Sounds like you have an infection. You need to have a culture done to make sure its not bacterial

Dr Grin agreed

Answered 4/11/2015

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