I have strep throat, but i also have some lumpy red patches in the back of my throat behind my uvula. is this related to strep? the red bumps aren't my tonsils(which are also swollen) but are on the back lining of my throat. when i visited my doctor she

The : The classic strep throat is very red (the description in some textbooks is "beefy red" or the colour of raw beef). Often you will see white or green "exudates" or pus on the tonsils, which are also swollen. You may also see little dark-red, almost purple, spots on the back of the roof of the mouth and on the uvula (the little "punching bag" that hangs from the center of the back of the mouth). The tongue may be very red with little white spots, like a strawberry (the "strawberry tongue") or white with little red spots, like a strawberry dipped in white chocolate. Sometimes a person with strep throat will have very bad breath, but this is not always true. Usually a person with strep throat will have swollen and tender lymph nodes at the front sides of the neck, and the throat will hurt so much that even swallowing liquids is painful. Coughing is rare with strep throat, unlike viral or dryness-related soreness. Temperature may go up to 103 or more. If symptoms persists, go back to your pcp.

Lymphoid tissue: The tonsils are a big collection of lymphoid tissue that serves to screen the material you ingest and warn the body when germs come in. There is also scattered islands of lymphoid tissue from the beginning of your throat to your anus. The red patches to which you refer may or may not be lymphoid tissue, since the area can all get red with strep, but they are not unusual.