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A member asked:

White spot on left tonsil after cold for 2 weeks, no fever, no nausea, no other symptoms, just a white spot. should i see a doctor? what could it be?

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Tonsil stones: This is probably a concretion in a tonsillar cypt and is of no consequence.

Answered 7/21/2016

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