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2017-01-22 04:29:43
I have a swollen tonsil on my left side.sometime it's paining &inside the mouth one white spot is there .I want to know is this serious? I'm very tenced. Pls help me
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Yes, at your age, a Tonsil swelling indicates poor immune status! Let us hope that another infection elsewhere like nasal sinuses has secondarily infected your tonsils. Please drop into my clinic Healthcare@Basaveshwaranagar for further evaluation and management of your problem.
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