When to Seek Medical Care

If your throat is sore and other symptoms are present, it is time to call the doctor for an appointment. Parents can check a child's throat by looking inside the mouth with a flashlight. Sometimes the pus pockets of infection associated with strep throat are easy to see. Sore throat accompanied by fever is another reason to see the doctor.

If you have these danger signs with strep throat, seek care in a hospital's emergency department:

• Difficulty breathing

• Difficulty swallowing food

• Unable to swallow saliva

• Severe throat pain

• Making a noise during breathing

• Bleeding in the throat

• Swelling of the neck

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