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17 year old huge swollen tonsils for month. strep and mono neg antibiotics didn't work. has small white patches. now doc thinks allergies? what else?
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Tonsillectomy: Swollen tonsils are often a result of infection; however, a month out, it's not a typical viral or bacterial tonsillitis. Treatment for a chronic tonsillitis is to just remove them.
Answered 12/31/2015
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