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A member asked:
The white patch on my tonsils has gone now but there is a red patch , a little bit like a scab is this bad?
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Still healing...: It is hard to answer your question completely without more information. If you are recovering from strep throat, it may take a week or more for the red inflammation to fully resolve.
Answered 9/12/2014
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