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What is the difference between chronic tonsillitis and acute tonsillitis? is surgery a common solution for chronic tonsillitis?

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Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered

Specializes in American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Duration: Acute means the infection is new and has just developed. Chronic means the infection has been there for quite some time.

Answered 1/5/2019

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