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My tonsils and subman nodes swell intermittently x 8 yrs answer mild sore throat. negative for herpes, hiv. any other poss causes?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Herpes? Allergy?: If this is only one sided -- always on the left or right, rarely or never on the other side -- I would still worry about herpes. If only swab testing was done, an HSV blood test might help. Otherwise, for a recurrent problem like this I would suspect an allergy of some sort.

Answered 5/8/2015

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