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I have a kind of a white viscous "paste" on my palatine uvula. it does not hurt. what could it be?

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Dr. Louis Gallia answered

Specializes in Surgery - Oral & Maxillofacial

Examination: Could be a lesion and not a substance on uvula. See ENT doc or oral surgeon for assessment if it persists.

Answered 7/1/2015

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