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Had strep, now ent says tonsillitis. been 3 weeks. now on steroids, 1 side worse, feel like lump in throat. white bubble behind tonsil? pic in profile

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Dr. Glenn Messina answered

Specializes in Aesthetic Medicine

Same thing: Strep throat is a tonsillitis an infection of the tonsil. People with tonsils removed often never have another strep throat . If you have strep its important to be on antibiotics if yo were the course may not have been adequate to kill the infection and re infection occurred or yo have a tonsilar abscess.

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Answered 11/28/2017

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