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A 29-year-old female asked:

my son is suffering from tonsillitis and he was seen by a sister in march and they seemed to be better but now they back again and they cause him to have high body temperature?

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Dr. LINDILE SOGA answered

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Recurrent tonsilliti: Tonsillitis tends to recur frequently in some persons. We only advise tonsillectomy if you have five or more episodes per year o if you snore 😴. Otherwise your doctor should be able to prescribe you effective treatment to completely eradicate the infection

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