Coughing up something as putrid as tofu dregs may be related to atrophic pharyngitis, chronic tonsillitis, tonsil stones and so on.
1. Atrophic pharyngitis: atrophic pharyngitis is a kind of chronic pharyngitis, often atrophic rhinitis spread. At present the cause is unknown, the disease will cause some patients to cough up something rotten like tofu dregs, mainly with the glands to reduce secretion, local mucous membrane and submucosal thinning, dryness has a certain relationship.
2. Chronic tonsillitis: chronic tonsillitis is associated with repeated episodes of acute tonsillitis and poor drainage of tonsil crypts. Chronic tonsillitis often causes patients to experience pharyngeal pain, dryness in the pharynx, irritating cough, bad breath and other symptoms. Tonsillitis can be manifested as coughing up something rotten and smelly like tofu dregs due to the retention of caseous decay in the tonsillar crypts.
3. Tonsil stones: Tonsil stones can also cause some patients to cough up something rotten and smelly like tofu dregs. At present, the cause of tonsil stones is unknown, and most of them are thought to be caused by the chronic inflammatory reaction of the tonsils. Typical symptoms of the disease are foreign body sensation in the throat, sore throat, itchy throat, cough, bitter mouth, bad breath and so on.
It is recommended that patients seek medical examination as soon as possible, if it is clear that the disease is caused, should actively cooperate with the doctor for treatment.