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White spots on palatine tonsils, painful ear, swollen back of 1/2 my tongue (or lingual tonsil). red spots on soft palate last week. in pain. what cou?

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?strep throat: You should see your doctor to have throat culture and probably treated for strep throat.

Answered 12/7/2018

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