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What Causes Swelling After Quitting Smoking?
Question: Can you please name the condition. I have uploaded the pics. I had stopped smoking 27 days back. This developed 10 days after quitting. There was a swelling for few days but the swelling has gone now but the patches are there. I had been smoking for 2 years. Whats is it? Will it go away normally? Or ist something very serious?
Brief Answer:
pharyngitis, leukoplakia
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query and photographs.
I can see two problems in the photographs.
1. There is redness in your throat which suggests acute pharyngitis.
2. There are white patches in oral cavity suggestive of leukoplakia.
Both these conditions are related to smoking and are reversible.
I usually suggest oint triamcinolone oral paste and have seen good response with that.
You can try it.
Also take vitamin A and E capsules daily.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you
pharyngitis, leukoplakia
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query and photographs.
I can see two problems in the photographs.
1. There is redness in your throat which suggests acute pharyngitis.
2. There are white patches in oral cavity suggestive of leukoplakia.
Both these conditions are related to smoking and are reversible.
I usually suggest oint triamcinolone oral paste and have seen good response with that.
You can try it.
Also take vitamin A and E capsules daily.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you Dr. XXXXXXX for your answer. I have some doubts:
At the back of the throat in image 0000_230548.jpg, there are white yellowish spots. These are tonsil related? Are these due to cold?
Lukeplakia, how much time it take to heal? Is it the side effect of quitting smoking?
Do I need to be worried about serious illness? Or they will heal on their own?
At the back of the throat in image 0000_230548.jpg, there are white yellowish spots. These are tonsil related? Are these due to cold?
Lukeplakia, how much time it take to heal? Is it the side effect of quitting smoking?
Do I need to be worried about serious illness? Or they will heal on their own?
Brief Answer:
it will reduce
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the follow up.
Those yellow spots are infected glands.
Yes those white patches are smoking related. Now you have stopped smoking they will start healing.
You can try the oral paste I advised.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you
it will reduce
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the follow up.
Those yellow spots are infected glands.
Yes those white patches are smoking related. Now you have stopped smoking they will start healing.
You can try the oral paste I advised.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks again Dr. XXXXXXX Can you please tell me how much time it will take for these patches to go away?
Those yellow spots are not smoking related? Are they related to cold?
Those yellow spots are not smoking related? Are they related to cold?
Brief Answer:
one month
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Yes they can be related to cold.
These lesions may take upto a month to decrease.
Please take vitamin A and E capsules and apply triamcinolone paste.
one month
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Yes they can be related to cold.
These lesions may take upto a month to decrease.
Please take vitamin A and E capsules and apply triamcinolone paste.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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