I have that issue with difficulty swallowing but its actually not a sore throat. If you can oin point the location and its not actually in your esophagus then its either a lymph node or like me on of the glands that attach to the salivatory gland. It gives me dry mouth when its really bad. Basically its an infection possibly. And it takes forever to go away. Sometimes it gets better but it always comes back.

Since i was young i have experienced this. My throat felt sore, almost like strep, and i would crash and need rest for a couple of days or a weekend lets say, then i’d feel fine. This is why i’ve said lupus was always looming somewhere in the background until a year and a half ago when it came on full force

I do a lot. It feels like I’m getting sick sometimes it’s the beginning of a flair. It’s just random.

I've been having the same problem. I went to my PCP and he told me to take Claritin non-drowsy. I took it for 2 days and it worked. I've never had an allergy issue all of my life but now I do. So in addition to the Methotrexate and folic acid I pop Claritin to try and feel normal.

hello all i to suffer from throat issues mine usually gets worse in the spring and summer last year i thought i had strep my tongue had a lot of bumps in the back and they hurt the doctor said it was more like a yeast infection which can flare up when the season changes i never had issues with this before or allergys now i do and i get the sore throats and feel like i'm getting the flu i just gargle with warm salt water it goes away for awhile ill tell you with lupus anything can happen i hope you get the answers you need and they can help you