Question

An 8 year old girl is brought to your office by her mother, who tells you that the girl has been complaining of a sore throat for 3 days. Thinking that the girl was developing a cold, she kept her daughter home from school with the hope that she would get better. She has become worse in the past day, however, developing a fever of 103 degrees F, a headache, and complaining of abdominal pain. As you examine her throat, you see that in addition to red and enlarged tonsils, that there are white patches on them, and that there are swollen lymph glands on both sides of her neck.

Answer 1

Answer:

she has Strep throat or something like that

Explanation:

the Severity of strep throat can vary from person-to-person. The common symptoms are as follows:

Sudden high fever

Mild soreness in throat

Redness in throat with white patches

Headache

Chills

Loss of appetite

Cervical lymphadenopathy (swollen lymph nodes in the neck)

Swollen tonsils

Difficulty in swallowing food or water

Pain when swallowing

Nausea and vomiting is seen in younger children