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Is tonsillitis a common symptom of acute hiv?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Sore throat ;: Swollen lymph nodes are fairly common in the initial presentation of hiv.

Dr Pappas and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 7/27/2016

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