What’s wrong with a sore throat and a cough with yellow phlegm?

Sore throat cough with yellow phlegm in most cases is due to colds, upper respiratory tract infections, bronchitis and other causes.
1. Colds: if the patient’s body immunity is poor, the bacterial infection caused by inflammatory reaction in the throat, if the inflammatory factor stimulates the mucosal tissue in the throat, it may cause the symptoms of sore throat and coughing with phlegm.
2. Upper respiratory tract infections: viral or bacterial infections caused by inflammatory diseases of the nose, pharynx, throat upper respiratory tract. The symptoms of a sore throat and cough with yellow phlegm can occur.
3. Bronchitis: when viruses and bacteria or irritating gases enter the bronchial area of the body, so that the patient’s bronchial tubes and the surrounding areas are in a state of inflammation, it may cause a sore throat, cough and yellow phlegm symptoms.
Patients need to go to the hospital in time for examination and diagnosis, to clarify the cause of the disease, under the guidance of professional physicians for targeted treatment.