Strep throat + swollen gums & mouth pain? scary!!!?

Okay about a week ago I woke up with a bad sore throat, and that night i got a high (about 103) fever. 2 days later I called the doctor because I thought I had strep throat.





I'm still waiting on the strep culture because of the holiday. The doctor started me on 5 day Levaquin 750 just in case it was strep.





Okay this is the weird part:


About 3 days into the whole situation my gums started to feel weird. Okay, I just ignored it. The next day I woke up with my gums swollen and red. And I have 3 ulcers on my tongue.





Can strep throat affect your mouth? And your gums? Can it spread? I'm confused.


This is really scaring me.





Called the doctor %26amp; he was no help whatsoever.





(Please note that this started before I started taking the Levaquin so it's not a reaction to the antibiotic even though I kind of wish it were because I'd be much less scared.)

Strep throat + swollen gums %26amp; mouth pain? scary!!!?
Group A streptococcus is a bacterium often found in the throat and on the skin. People may carry group A streptococci in the throat or on the skin and have no symptoms of illness. Most GAS infections are relatively mild illnesses such as "strep throat," or impetigo. On rare occasions, these bacteria can cause other severe and even life-threatening diseasesWhat are the early signs and symptoms of necrotizing fasciitis and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome?





Early signs and symptoms of necrotizing fasciitis;





Fever


Severe pain and swelling


Redness at the wound site What kind of illnesses are caused by group A streptococcal infection?





Infection with GAS can result in a range of symptoms: No illness


Mild illness (strep throat or a skin infection such as impetigo)


Severe illness (necrotizing faciitis, streptococcal toxic shock syndrome)








Severe, sometimes life-threatening, GAS disease may occur when bacteria get into parts of the body where bacteria usually are not found, such as the blood, muscle, or the lungs. These infections are termed "invasive GAS disease." Two of the most severe, but least common, forms of invasive GAS disease are necrotizing fasciitis and Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome. Necrotizing fasciitis (occasionally described by the media as "the flesh-eating bacteria") destroys muscles, fat, and skin tissue. Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), causes blood pressure to drop rapidly and organs (e.g., kidney, liver, lungs) to fail. STSS is not the same as the "toxic shock syndrome" frequently associated with tampon usage. About 20% of patients with necrotizing fasciitis and more than half with STSS die. About 10%-15% of patients with other forms of invasive group A streptococcal disease die.





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