A 24-year-old female asked:
sore throat and white spots on tonsils over a week ago. strep was negative. no more sore throat, but spots are smaller and yellow now. feels scratchy?
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Dr. Thomas Buehner answered
40 years experience Infectious Disease
Needs eval for c&s: first on my list is to r/o strep. initially sounded like strep. would have been helpful to have culture results from the beginning. I would check with our primary care provider and let him exam you for a better evaluation
Answered on Feb 2, 2015
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