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What to do if i have strep throat and i can't get a doctor what should i do ?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Must get med eval: For significant sore throat with swollen tonsils / lymph nodes – see physician & get a streph throat test. If you have streph throat, antibiotic therapy is imperative to prevent future compications. Complications can include infection of middle ear, sinuses, tonsils, skin & blood; scarlet fever, inflammation of the kidney (glomerulonephritis) & eventually rheumatic fever.

Answered 7/19/2013

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