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Q: tougne swollen w/ breathing problms

asked by: DoctorQuestion on January 14th, 2006

wensday of this week i woke up with my tougne swollen and having problems breathing and having a hard time drinking or eating, now i went to the dr he gave me a antibody then by friday night i had these white sores 2 on the inside of my lips and then some on my tougne back by my throat so i went back to the dr and he told me to go to the er and have them test it cause it loos like something is seriosly wrong??? can you help me not to worry so much while i wait for results what could it be??

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on January 19th, 2006

General Q&A Answer A161

It sounds as if you are experiencing an infection in your oro-pharings(oral cavity and throat). I can’t tell you what kind of infection, because I'm unable to see it and examine the localized afffected area. You can seek help from an ENT-specialist. A microbiological smear and blood analyses will have to be done to identify the cause of the infection. Proper antibiotics and corticosteroids will most likely be required for treatment.

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