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How likely is it that a tonsil infection(i now have a white film on my tonsils and doctor says its bacterial) w/out oral sores/itching is oral herpes?

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Dr. Martin Raff answered

Herpes simplex: This sounds like an unlikely source of your tonsillar infection. Without seeing it, cannot rule anything out, but this does not usually occur.

Dr Joel and another doctor agreed

Answered 1/5/2019

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A member asked:

How likely is it that a tonsil infection(i now have a white film on my tonsils and doctor says its bacterial) w/out oral sores/itching is oral herpes?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Martin Raff answered

Dr Joel and another doctor agreed

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