My son, 13y old developed a throat pain and few ulcers on his tonsils. He had fever of about 101 and rash on few areas on body like thighs, lower back and calf muscles and were slightly itchy. My ped prescribed cefixime 400 mg for 7 days. He feels better now. But I also saw the risks of rheumatic fever etc if not treated fully. Ped says cefixime can be stopped now (after 7 days. Should I be continuing it for a course of 10 days. I suspect a strep throat and a culture was not done.

Dr. Karuna ChawlaHomeopathy Doctor26yrs exp

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1. Do saline gargles daily. 2. Whenever possible do steam inhalation also. 3. Cover your nose and mouth with hanky for at least 30 sec when you go in dusty areas also when you go in and out of ac. As our nose is the most sensitive part of our body, when there is temperature difference between two rooms or inside n outside, then if we not protect our nose, it gets affected. 4. Drink hot liquids --hot liquids relieve nasal congestion, prevent dehydration, and soothe the uncomfortably inflamed membranes that line your nose and throat. Homeopathic treatment has very encouraging results and gives relief in long term consult online with details.  

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