“Sore throat?”
It's hard to swallow, my tonsils are swollen and they hurt, exhausted and the back of my throat looks different than normal.
Male | 16 years old
Complaint duration: 1
3 Answers
It sounds like you have pharyngitis or tonsillitis. If you are running a fever or if this has persisted for several days, seek medical help. A rapid strep test can be very helpful. It can be difficult though to determine if the infection is viral or bacterial. A throat culture which takes a few days to return results, can be useful.
Does not look like strep or mono. Probably viral.
They don’t look too bad to me. I would do salt water gargles three times a day for 10 days and try treating any allergies or acid reflux. If it doesn’t improve, you may need to get it swabbed
