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M57, is it correct to start clarithromycin 500 bid, when you have dental sort of pain(maxillary sinus), colored phlegm;fever 99.5. thanks?
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Pain: Yes you may start antibiotics with the symptoms you are oresenting with.
Answered 8/11/2015
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Sinus infection: It is very important to have the correct diagnosis in a case like this because a tooth infection can cause sinus pain but a sinus infection can also cause tooth pain. See you dentist to rule out a chronic tooth infection.
Answered 9/15/2015
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