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Throat infection
Last month I had throat infection and blood in mucus and fever 102 after taking antibiotics I was fine. This month again same thing is happening. This is the 4th time Im having blood in mucus what could be the reason. Do I need any test
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when you say blood in mucus do you mean blood in sputum?
it has happened for the 4th time in what time frame?
Were you prescribed the antibiotics or did you take them on your own?, if prescribed what were you daignosed with and what antibiotics did you take for how long and at what dose?
with the throat infection did you have difficulty swallowing or breathing , or pain while doing either?
was the throat infection associated with other symptoms such as cold, cough , sneeze?
are you a smoker?
were you in contact with someone who had similar complaints?
do you work as a teacher or generally around children?
do you get this blood in mucus in the morning and notice it when you are going to brush?
Are you a lean person, that is thin built low weight?
Do you have stomach acidity?
Next Steps
I'd advice to stay away from over the counter antibiotics as they have a tendency to form bugs which over time become resistant to antibiotics.
You can visit a microbiology/pathology lab and get the following tests done, if convenient
1. sputum culture and sensitivity
2. throat swab culture and sensitivity
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Avoid taking drugs by yourself without consulting a doctor, stay healthy
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Blood in mucus is a serious matter. Please consult a General Physician or an ENT specialist in your area.
You should be investigated to exclude Tuberculosis. At times even severe infection of tonsils can lead to blood in mucus but that infection doesn't get cured so easily.
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According to your sign and symptom you are suffering from some Gastritis like infection along with the gastrointestinal area.
As you know that best treatment depend on the correct diagnosis and correct diagnosis depend on the complete history of the patient so please take consultation from a doctor and give complete history of the patient so that correct diagnosis will be make and then best treatment will be start
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