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Will frequent tonsillitis lead to heart problems?

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Strep : Frequent streptococcal infections which may occur in the setting of tonsillitis can lead to rheumatic fever and scarlet fever which can cause heart and kidney disease. Other varieties of tonsillitis rarely lead to heart disease.

Answered 2/18/2015

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