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I have a white patch in the back of my throat. i usually think of this as having strep throat. test came back neg. what could this be then?

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Dr. Michael Ein answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Thrush/Mono/CMV: If you took antibiotics this could be thrush caused by yeast overgrowth. Mononucleosis and cytomegalovirus infection can cause exudative pharyngitis. Other causes of pharyngitis include gonorrhea, diptheria, arcanobacterium and various viruses.

Answered 9/28/2016

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