Chatom AL What's Going Around - Dr. James Hassell
Dr. James Hassell
14634 St. Stephens Ave.
Chatom, AL
251.847.3077
www.wchnh.org
James A. Hassell, M.D., is in Family Practice in Chatom, Alabama. He has been with Washington County Physicians/Washington County Hospital & Nursing Home since 1992. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine in 1971. He is married to Maria Hassell, R.N. who works at Washington County Hospital in Chatom and Providence Hospital Emergency Room in Mobile.
May 16, 2008
Dr. Hassell is seeing an unusual number of strep pharyngitis cases. He is also treating allergies and bronchitis.
While strep throat constitutes only a small percentage of sore throats, it is one of the most serious. Viral sore throats often are associated with other symptoms such as runny nose, cough, congestion, nausea, and diarrhea. But often strep throat has few or no other symptons other than bad sore throat, higher fever, and sometimes upper abdominal pain. The throat is often very red with white or gray exudates on the back of the red throat, and there may be tender enlarged lymph nodes in the neck. Strep throat may lead to rheumatic fever and, rarely, serious kidney problems. So these “bad sore throats” with fever and perhaps upper abdominal pain should be seen by a physician within the first few days of the illness in order to receive prescribed treatment.
