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Severely swollen tonsils. was referred to ent for possible abscess. ent refuted abscess dx. strep screen was negative. history of mono. what could it be?
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Follow up with ENT: To obtain clarity, one would want to know are your symptoms new, what difficulty are the large tonsils causing you? If it is sleep/breathing while sleeping, snoring while sleeping, needing to sleep in a chair unable to lie flat. difficulty swallowing, food, liquids. If strep is ruled out, if can be viral and can resolve, if the symptoms are new. If chronic symptoms now worse surgery is considered.
Answered 3/19/2017
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