
Suggest Treatment For Severe Sore Throat

I am a 69 year old retired clergyman.
Meningitis less likely
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting the question.
I have gone through your medical history in detail.
From the stated symptoms ,it seems less likely that this could be meningitis.
1.The pain in the left hip joint could be either due to a strain or chronic conditions like avascular necrosis of femoral head or an arthritis.
A xray and an MRI of the hip joint would be helpful to find out the exact cause.
At present,you can take anti-inflammatory analgesic tablets like tramadol,paracteamol,etodolac for hip pain.
Avoid squatting or sitting cross legged for long periods of time.
Do let me know once the Xray / MRI reports are ready.
2.The sore and stiff throat that you mentioned may be due to unrelieved upper respiratory tract infection causing fibrosis of the throat internal mucosa.
You need to consult a ENT physician and get a indirect laryngoscopy done.You may need to be started on broad spectrum antibiotics for the throat infection.
I hope the answer was useful.
Feel free to ask me any follow up queries that you may have.
Thank you.
Kind regards.

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