A member asked:

Son sick for 6 weeks, @ 1st strep positive, 4 antibiotics later, no strep no mono no flu, still has tonsilitis, headache, weakness, eyes hurt, jittery?

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Rheumatic fever?: There are complications of tonsillitis like rheumatic fever. Try getting an anti streptomycin antibody and an ESR from the pediatrician. This page from the nih may be helpful http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmedhealth/pmh0004388/.

Answered 10/4/2016

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