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I have an extremely sore throat and i'm finding it hard to swallow solids or liquids, my temperature also keeps going from hot to cold.

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Sore throat: sounds like you have pharyngitis (painful infected throat) or tonsilitis. You can try some liquid tylenol (acetaminophen) for the pain and if not better soon, see your phyisician

Answered 12/28/2015

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Dr. Alvin Lin answered

See your Family Doc: Medical term for sore throat is pharyngitis. Most cases of pharyngitis are caused by viruses which will not respond to antibiotics. Only Strep throat, a bacterial form of pharyngitis, needs antibiotics. One way to determine which is which is via Centor criteria. Check out http://www.mdcalc.com/modified-centor-score-for-strep-pharyngitis/. In meantime, acetaminophen & NSAIDs can help temporarily.

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