A 20-year-old member asked:
What could be the link between: low fever, herpes, swollen tonsils / other neck ganglions? i took an aspirin to reduce the fever sensation. what else?
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
Maybe strep throat: A person can get herpes lip sores recurrences when he is stressed with another infection such as a strep throat. His primary care doctor can do a rapid strep test and get a result in 5 minutes. Antibiotics are needed for strep throat.
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I was diagnosed with pharyngitis but I have no sore throat just swollen left tonsill and dry mouth low grade fever was i miss dignosaed?
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One side of my throat is swollen and has white puss looking pockets. I do not have my tonsils, no fever, and very little pain. What could it be?
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