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Safe to swallow pus? tonsil leaking pus nonstop.

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Tonsilitis: You need to be seen by a doctor and treated. See an ENT doctor. If you have a tonsillar or peritonsillar abscess you may need urgent surgical intervention. Go asap and hope you are better soon.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/10/2014

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