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What does it mean when my left tonsils hurts? and have left back pain and my left side of my back hurts?

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Dr. Boris Aronzon answered

Evaluation: Can be several different problems: infection, strain, pneumonia , cardiac pain, etc. See pcp.

Answered 4/14/2015

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