Sore Throat Symptoms
A sore throat can be accompanied by symptoms such as pain when swallowing, headache, enlarged glands in the neck, throat inflammation that causes pain, and changes color to red tonsils. A sore throat can be accompanied by symptoms that refers to infection, among others:- Muscle ache
- Cough
- Runny nose
- Fever of 38 ° C or more
- Fatigue
- Peritonsiler abscess or quinsy, which is swelling of pus between the ceiling of the back of the throat and tonsils.
- Epiglottitis, which is inflammation of the folds of tissue behind the throat, under the tongue (epiglottis) that can block breathing is not handled properly.
- Infectious mononucleosis, the Epstein Barr virus infections are characterized by enlarged lymph nodes, fever, and sore throat. The detection is done with a blood test.
Sore throat that does not improve after 2 weeks.
Several times a sore throat that can not be cured with medication pain reliever.
Sore throat and fever for days above 38 ° C, and can not be relieved by medication.
More Risk of Sore Throat
Generally they are more at risk of suffering from a sore throat is a person whose immune system is being weakened because you are taking medication or suffering from certain diseases.
Patients with certain diseases at risk of complications due to a sore throat, namely:
- People with bone marrow cancer / leukemia.
- People whose bone marrow does not produce enough blood cells. This condition is called aplastic anemia.
- People living with HIV / AIDS.
- People with asplenia, ie when the spleen has been removed or can not work properly.
- Patients with arthritis who take medications disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD). Side effects of drugs of this type is a decrease in the level of immunity.
- Chemotherapy patients.
- Patients undergoing anti-thyroid medication such as Carbimazole.
- Patients who have undergone organ transplants and taking drugs that stop the immune system works or immunosuppressants.