A 17-year-old male asked:
low fever, sore throat, red throat, white / yellowish spots / vesicle on tonsills, spit brown mucus, thick mucus, pain. is that tonsillitis?
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Dr. Amar Ashraf answered
Specializes in Infectious Disease
Need to see a doctor: Certainly tonsillitis is a possibility.There are other possible source of infection. Fever indicate systemic involvement and should be evaluated by a physician. Infection can spread rapidly or cause complication.
Answered on Nov 6, 2017
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killian answered
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Tonsillitis: I was going to say to watch and wait. But the spots on your tonsils worry me enough that i think you should be seen when your clinic next opens.
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