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Difficulty swallowing, Enlarged or swollen glands and Sore throat

• Viral pharyngitis

Viral pharyngitis is a sore throat caused by a virus, and causes throat pain and cold-like symptoms.


• Tonsillitis

Tonsillitis is painful swelling in the tonsils, causing sore throat, red tonsils, pain, fever, and more.


• Scarlet fever

Scarlet fever is a red itchy rash on the body caused by streptococcal bacteria.


• Heartburn/GERD

Symptoms of heartburn and GERD are a burning feeling in the chest, throat, or mouth, nausea, and more.


• Mononucleosis

Mononucleosis is a viral infection causing extreme fatigue, sore throat, fever, rash, muscle aches, and more.


• Strep throat

Strep throat is a throat infection causing symptoms including a red sore throat with white patches.


• Indoor allergens

Indoor allergens are the things that cause an allergic reaction: dust, dust mites, mold, pet hair and more.


• Laryngitis

Laryngitis is an inflammation of the larynx, or voice box, causing hoarseness and loss of voice.


• Mumps

Mumps is a contagious viral disease that causes painful swelling of the glands that produce saliva.


• Epiglottitis

Epiglottitis is a rare, life-threatening illness that keeps air from getting to the lungs.


• Thyroid cancer

Thyroid cancer is cancer of the thyroid gland and can cause a cough, hoarseness, a lump in the neck, and more.


• Thermal burn of mouth or tongue

A thermal burn of the mouth or tongue can cause pain, blisters, peeling skin, and temporary loss of taste.


• Dust exposure

Dust exposure can cause congestion, runny nose, cough, shortness of breath, tightness in the chest, and more.


• Smoke exposure

Exposure to smoke can cause coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, chest pain, and more.


• Acute sinusitis

Acute sinusitis, an inflammation of the sinuses, causes sinus pain and tenderness, facial redness and more.


• Common cold

The common cold is a viral respiratory infection causing sore throat, stuffy or runny nose, headache and more.


• Panic attack

When someone has a panic attack, that person feels a sudden, intense fear that can't be controlled.


• Stroke

A stroke occurs when blood and oxygen to the brain are cut off, and causes numbness, confusion, and more.


• Thyroid nodules

Thyroid nodules usually don't cause symptoms, but can cause a visible lump, neck pain, hoarseness, and more.


• Respiratory syncytial virus

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a virus that causes symptoms similar to the common cold.


• Sjogren's syndrome

Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune disorder that most often causes dry eyes and dry mouth.


• Transient ischemic attack (mini-stroke)

Transient ischemic attacks cause headache, numbness, tingling, or weakness in the face, arm, or leg, and more.


• Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis usually infects the lungs, causing a bad cough with blood, chest pain, fever, chills, and fatigue.


• Lyme disease

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread through tick bites; symptoms include rash, fever chills, and more.


• Dermatomyositis

Dermatomyositis is a condition that causes muscle swelling and weakness, and a rash on the face and joints.


• Goiter

A goiter is an enlarged thyroid gland, causing a lump in the throat below the Adam's apple.


• Swollen glands

Located throughout the body, lymph nodes often swell and become tender when fighting an infection.


• Abscess

A skin abscess, or boil, is a swollen, painful, red and warm lump of skin that may rupture and drain pus.


• Peritonsillar abscess

A peritonsillar abscess is a pus-filled sore in back of the throat causing sore throat, chills, and more.


• Hypothyroidism (adult)

Hypothyroidism your body functions slow down, making you gain weight and feel tired all the time.


• Swallowed object

Symptoms of swallowing an object include coughing, choking, vomiting, throat pain, breathing trouble, and more.


• Myasthenia gravis

Myasthenia gravis is caused by abnormal immune responses that weaken muscles, particularly of the face.


• Bleeding esophageal varices

Esophageal varices are caused by high blood pressure and lead to a bloody cough and black, tarry stools.


• Aortic aneurysm (chest)

Thoracic aortic aneurysm is the swelling of the chest aorta and can cause chest or back pain.


• Esophagitis

Esophagitis, an inflammation of the lining of the esophagus, causes chest pain, nausea, and more.


• Hiatal hernia

When hiatal hernia symptoms do occur, they include chest pain and burning, sweating, a bitter taste and more.


• Barrett esophagus

Barrett's esophagus occurs when the lining of the esophagus is damaged, usually by acid reflux.


• Esophageal cancer

Esophageal cancer starts in the lining of the esophagus and can cause difficulty swallowing.


• Tetanus

Tetanus is a potentially fatal toxic infection and causes stiffness in the jaw and neck, fever, and more.


• Throat cancer

Throat cancer can cause symptoms including difficulty swallowing, hoarseness, and chronic cough.


• Anthrax (skin)

Anthrax is a deadly bacterial infection that causes symptoms such as blisters and swelling.


• Kawasaki disease

Kawasaki disease is an uncommon inflammation of the blood vessels; the most common symptom is fever.


• Toxic shock syndrome

Toxic shock syndrome is a serious bacterial infection and causes fever, low blood pressure, a rash, and more.


• Hypothyroidism (infant and child)

Hypothyroidism in children can cause delayed growth, weight gain, a puffy face, a large tongue, and more.


• Chagas disease

Chagas disease is caused by a tropical parasite and can cause fever, ill feeling, and swelling around the eye.


• Plague

Plague is a rare but deadly bacterial infection causing fever, vomiting, seizures, organ failure, and more.


• CREST syndrome

CREST syndrome is a rare autoimmune disease that causes tissues to harden throughout the body.


• Bird (avian) flu

Bird flu is spread to people from birds and causes fever, cough, sore throat and muscle aches.


• West nile virus

West Nile virus is an infection spread by mosquitoes, and can cause diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain, and more.


• Shingles (herpes zoster)

Shingles is a painful, blistering, skin rash typically found on the back and sides of the chest.


• Lymphoma

Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system and can cause lymph node swelling, weight loss, fatigue, and more.


• Cat-scratch disease

Cat scratch disease is a bacterial infection caused by a cat scratch or bite.