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Orange bumps in back of throat? what can cause this? comes and goes
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Normal anatomy: Most likely explanation for what you see is normal anatomy. Those are probably bits of lymphoid tissue in the pharynx. They change in size depending on their immune activity.
Answered 3/14/2019
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