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Child Has White Patches On Back Of Throat And Tongue. Gave Tylenol. Strep Throat?

19 month old baby girl has white like patches on back of throat and on tongue. I figured it was thrush. About 2 days later most of it went away but now she's very whiney and won't eat. There's a little bit of patches left. Is it Strep Throat? She has a Temperature of 99.7. I gave her Tylenol thinking her Canine were bothering her. I worried about the patches though. This is the first time she has whined about her teeth coming in. But I'm not sure that's why she's whiney.
Mon, 22 Apr 2013
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Hi,
Thanks for placing your query here.
I can appreciate your concerns.
The girl most probaby has viral sore throat or thrush (candida fungal infection).
Strep throat is rare below 4 years of age.
Have you used any thrush medicine ?
Has she got any cough/cold or red eyes?
Continue giving tylenol every 6 hrs & make sure she takes enough liquids.
If there is no improvement in 48 hrs or so please see a doctor.
Hope I have answered your query.
If you have any further questions I will be happy to help.
Wish her a good health.
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Child Has White Patches On Back Of Throat And Tongue. Gave Tylenol. Strep Throat?

Hi, Thanks for placing your query here. I can appreciate your concerns. The girl most probaby has viral sore throat or thrush (candida fungal infection). Strep throat is rare below 4 years of age. Have you used any thrush medicine ? Has she got any cough/cold or red eyes? Continue giving tylenol every 6 hrs & make sure she takes enough liquids. If there is no improvement in 48 hrs or so please see a doctor. Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help. Wish her a good health.