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Sore /hole in my tonsil. don't go away. recurring throat infection. my dr. told me is crypts. but no white stuff. sometimes painful. cancer?
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Recur tonsillitis: Tonsils with apparent (holes) will usually represent evidence of scar tissue from previous episodes of tonsillitis. The risk from this condition is more episodes of tonsillitis because food debris gets caught in the holes.
Answered 7/23/2017
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