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What Does Lump Of Blood Behind Uvula Indicate?

I ve had a sore throat for only about 4 days now.. I woke up and hacked up a little mucus in the sink and realized it was bloody. So I took a flashlight and looked at my throat in the mirror. I was pretty shocked actually, to see what looked like a big lump of blood or some sort of sore behind my uvula? I went to my nearest insta-care and they sent me away telling me it was just a virus.. But I ve had strep, negative for TB, and everything s fine but my throat.. Was my health care provider right?
Wed, 29 Apr 2015
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
I can understand your situation and problem.
By your history and description, in my opinion you are having severe upper respiratory tract infection.
The most common cause for this is viral infection. So health care provider is right about viral infection.
Viral infection causes severe inflammation of throat.
This inflammation causes edema and redness in throat, specifically phyranx and tonsils.
So the swelling you are seeing is edematous tonsils and phyranx.
And this cause coughing and blood in cough due to friction.
So better to start treatment for URTI, you will be alright in 1 week.
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What Does Lump Of Blood Behind Uvula Indicate?

Thanks for your question on HCM. I can understand your situation and problem. By your history and description, in my opinion you are having severe upper respiratory tract infection. The most common cause for this is viral infection. So health care provider is right about viral infection. Viral infection causes severe inflammation of throat. This inflammation causes edema and redness in throat, specifically phyranx and tonsils. So the swelling you are seeing is edematous tonsils and phyranx. And this cause coughing and blood in cough due to friction. So better to start treatment for URTI, you will be alright in 1 week.