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What to do if i have a bad case of tonsilitis, will i get antibiotics?
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Dr will look: Your doctor will need to look and be sure that is the case if so at your age you may need a lengthy course or if tonsils are abcessed may require tonsilectomy.
Answered 8/16/2013
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