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Q: Mystery Illness: Bacterial, Viral, Or Both?
asked by: etoile on April 15th, 2004
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About seven weeks ago, I had a typical flu-like virus that left me with extreme fatigue, swollen glands in my neck, and white spots on my tonsils. The spots on my tonsils and swelling in my throat never completely went away. Both the strep culture and the mono blood test came back negative.

Ten days ago, I fell sick again with a new acute illness. I have a variety of symptoms: fever of 100-102 degrees fahrenheit, runny nose, very sore throat (i feel like screaming whenever I swallow), productive cough with thick green mucus, hoarse voice (almost can't talk), and redness/crusting of the eyes -- in addition to swollen, white-spotted tonsils. The individual who gave me this new illness was very sick for about ten days but now he is fine. My condition, however, only seems to be getting worse.
I'm going to pay a visit to an ent specialist in a couple days. In the meantime, can anyone venture a guess as to what's going on with me? Thanks.

Update: I saw the ent yesterday and he put me on augmentin. I have a follow-up appointment in a few weeks. He thinks I got a secondary bacterial sinus infection on top of viral tonsillitis. Thanks for your comments.


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Forum Girl
replied on April 16th, 2004
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Red crusty eyes sounds like pink eye to me. I know because I had that last week. Other than that - a throat infection? Bronchitis? Severe sinus infection? Could be any number of things. I think the ent doctor is the right choice. Hope you are able to get some answers. Good luck!!
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purple333
replied on April 17th, 2004
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Here when we have the sort of symptoms you descibe we go on anti-biotics. Have these been tried? Also a diet of mainly fluids & no dairy foods whatever (no milk, cream, cheese, nothing) until it is all cleared up as these foods cause extra mucus to build up & hence slow down healing.
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wakkochic17
replied on April 21st, 2004
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I just recently had a viral infection with the same symptoms (except the crusty eyes.. But overactive sinuses and mucus membranes can cause this). My throat cleared to a tolerable level in a few days for me though.. But i'm still battling the congestion and coughing and such.
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