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There's an off-white rectangular thing sticking up vertically in the back of my throat. it's hard to swallow. does anything immediately come to mind?
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R/O CRYPT TRAPPING: Tonsilar crypt trapping can cause chronic tonsillitis you need to have throat cultured and a full panel of blood work. Empiric antibiotics Also ENT CONSULT re tonsillectomy . The firm external sensation may be a secondary enlarged lymph node.
Answered 4/1/2016
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