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Why do i red pimples inside my mouth (under tongue and tonsils) and throat for over 4 days? it hurts to swallow and talk. help?

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Virus: It is most likely a virus that most people get as a child. It is very painful. The only treatment is symptomatic and it can last a week.

Answered 11/21/2012

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See your doctor: We can't make diagnoses without performing an examination.

Answered 10/4/2016

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