Virus or infection ? throat, tongue, and lymph nodes swollen Posted: 09-02-07 10:49am
after taking the avelox now for 3days my
throat feels a little better, but my jaw
is still a little swollen, what should i
do my doctor is not availble until
tuesday.
should i have been better by now, does
stress affect this at all ?
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Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders Answer A3380 Posted: 12-03-07 04:57am
You wrote:
"Current medical treatment: visted dr on
monday aug 27th gave me amoxillin 500mg,
returned thursday aug 30th took extray of
face, nose and chin, the sinus did not
look too bad temperature was 100.22, gave
me avelox 400. my tongue is also swollen
and my temperature goes from 98.56 to
100.56. i always had a sensitive stomach,
so my appettite is really bad.the pain is
my lower jaw on both sides . i saw a
dentist first on the 27th, he was the one
who told me to see a dr."
According to your symptoms (increased
temperature and swollen lymph nodes under
the jaw) you could be experiencing some
type of throat infection. It's not
possible to correctly identify which
infective agent caused the infection: it
could be a virus or bacterium. No matter
the cause, three days are not enough to
cure the infection. A viral throat
infection should pass spontaneously after
several days with or without medicines.
Bacterial throat infections are more
severe than viral and antibiotic treatment
can shorten the recovery period. You can
take antibiotics for 7 days at least, if
prescribed.
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