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Suggest Cause Of Sore Throat With Fever And Headache
I have a severe sore throat. Don't have sinus congestion or cough. My glands are swollen and I can barely swallow liquids. I am running a low grade fever and have a headache. I am a 50+ aged woman who has never had the mumps. Could that be a possibility?
Mon, 19 Sep 2016
Hello,
I can understand your concern. It seems that you are having severe bacterial infection of the tonsil or tonsillitis. It can present without congestion and cough and is always associated with the pain during swallowing.
I am ruling out possibility of mumps as there is no problem of swallowing in mumps while the swelling is near the ear and cheek area rather than in the throat as it is a viral infection of the parotid salivary gland.
I would recommend you to start with the antibiotics. You should take Azithromycin 500 mg (Azee 500) once a day for 3 days. For low fever, you can take Acetaminophen 500 mg or Ibuprofen 400 mg thrice a day.
However, if the swelling and fever do not subside after the course of 3 days, you should visit an ENT specialist for clinical examination and further investigations.
I hope this information helps you. Thank you for choosing HealthcareMagic. I wish you feel better soon.
Best,
Dr. Viraj Shah
I can understand your concern. It seems that you are having severe bacterial infection of the tonsil or tonsillitis. It can present without congestion and cough and is always associated with the pain during swallowing.
I am ruling out possibility of mumps as there is no problem of swallowing in mumps while the swelling is near the ear and cheek area rather than in the throat as it is a viral infection of the parotid salivary gland.
I would recommend you to start with the antibiotics. You should take Azithromycin 500 mg (Azee 500) once a day for 3 days. For low fever, you can take Acetaminophen 500 mg or Ibuprofen 400 mg thrice a day.
However, if the swelling and fever do not subside after the course of 3 days, you should visit an ENT specialist for clinical examination and further investigations.
I hope this information helps you. Thank you for choosing HealthcareMagic. I wish you feel better soon.
Best,
Dr. Viraj Shah
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