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Strep throat in adults without tonsils
A 48-year-old male asked:
Dr. Richard Wassermananswered
Allergy and Immunology 46 years experience
Red: The area around where the tonsils used to be may look beefy red. There may also be red spots on the soft palate. The appearance does not help one iden... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Hard to say: The actual adult equivalent of croup is voice loss/laryngitis. A white spot on a tonsil is not specific to a particular illness and could be a benign... Read More
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267 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Stachleranswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 33 years experience
Tonsillectomy in adu: Tonsillectomies in adults have about the same amount of bleeding as the children. They are definitely more painful. You will lose a minimum of 8 to t... Read More
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Dr. Holly Maesanswered
Pediatrics 38 years experience
See own doc: Decisions on whether you need surgical intervention for a chronic problem should not be coming fro an er doc. You need to discuss this with a primary ... Read More
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Won't end strep: Tonsil removal does not end your risk of contracting strep throat. It can make the illness less intense when it happens but there are plenty of tissue... Read More
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439 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Kuhnkeanswered
General Surgery 42 years experience
Absolutely: Streptococcal pharyngitis is not dependent on the presence or absence of tonsils, so the answer is yes! a simple swab will confirm your diagnosis in a... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Colton Bradshawanswered
Specializes in Pediatrics
Essentially the same: Strep throat is strep throat--a bacterial infection due to exposure to a specific germ called streptococcus. Headache, sore throat, red throat, swolle... Read More
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Yes: The tonsils and adenoids represent large collections of gland tissue that are often involved with strep infections. After removal of most of those str... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Diamondanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Yes: Although removing the tonsils may decrease the frequency of strep throat, it is still possible to become infected with strep without tonsils.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Patrick Melderanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 29 years experience
Highly unlikely: Highly unlikely. I've had a patient who developed not only tonsillitis but an abscess after a previous tonsillectomy. It happens if residual tonsil ti... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bernstein Joelanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 62 years experience
Yes: If recurrent cultures of the tonsils, when infected, demonstrate streptococcus and you are significantly ill and it occurs 3 to 4 times a year, you s... Read More
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Dr. Jason Perkelanswered
Pediatrics 27 years experience
Hard to say: I wouldn't think about a "look" of strep in the throat. It can be hard to predict sometimes by looking. Instead, if a child has a sore throat with a... Read More
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