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Common Cold or Strep Throat
I developed an irritated throat 3 days ago.. At first it was just a sore throat, but after a day I had a slightly runny nose and a cough. No other symptoms other than that, except for a little heaviness in the eye area. I have been taking home remedies like warm water, turmeric and steaming. I want to confirm whether it is a common cold or something else? Attaching a picture of my throat, where one side seems a little swollen.
PS- I had smoked for a while before the development of the sore throat.
Is my throat looking normal?
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It's simple upper respiratory tract infection tonsillitis with cough n some sinusitis.
All u need to do is to take
Tab Azithromycin 500 once a day x 3 days
Tab Montair-LC once a day x 5 days
Steam inhalation twice a day x five days
U will definitely get better
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no cold stuff to be eaten
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try to quit smoking
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Consult for proper medications
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Kindly discuss for your concern
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Dr. Karthickkannan Chandrasekaran
General Physician
Chennai
There are various causes responsible for causing sore throat and common cold
Insufficient clinical history provided
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needs further evaluation
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consult
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Dr. Subhashis Saha
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6 yrs exp
Kolkata
You need medications. Consult
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