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Is shortness of breath common in a person with strep throat?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Not really: If you are having a hard time breathing recommend that you be evaluated expeditiously at the emergency room. Sxs of strep throat can include: large, red painful tonsils with white exudates; small red dots on the roof of the mouth; swollen lymph nodes on the neck; fever, headache, rash, difficulty swallowing, fatigue & rash.

Answered 12/2/2017

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My 6 year old has been on cefdinir for four days for strep throat. Her breath still smells badly and is still red with white pus spots. Is this normal? We skipped amoxicillin because it didnt kill it last time she had strep?

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