Sore throat, yellow phlegm and nasal congestion are considered to be caused by bacterial infectious pharyngitis, acute bronchitis, acute pneumonia and other diseases.
1. Bacterial infectious pharyngitis: Bacterial infectious pharyngitis is a common respiratory tract infection, which may be secondary to viral colds, or may be caused by direct bacterial infection. Patients will have sore throat, nasal congestion, runny nose and other symptoms, and some patients cough up yellow sputum.
2. Acute bronchitis: acute bronchitis is mainly caused by infection, physical stimulation, inhalation of irritating gases and other factors. Patients will have sore throat, nasal congestion, cough, sputum and other symptoms, initially sputum is white mucus sputum, followed by mucus pus sputum, yellow sputum, green sputum.
3. Acute pneumonia: Acute pneumonia is a disease caused by pathogens invading the lung parenchyma and overgrowing in the lung parenchyma beyond the host’s defense ability. Patients will have fever, cough sputum, sore throat, nasal congestion and other symptoms, some patients will cough up pus sputum, and sputum is yellow-like.
Sore throat, coughing yellow sputum and nasal congestion may have other causes, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital in a timely manner to identify the cause of the disease and then actively treat it.