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Tonsillitis
Are there any test to confirm tonsillitis? Does tonsillitis create problem in body if it stays for 1 or 2 years
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Detailed history needed regarding symptoms
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Dr. Gladson Guddappa Uchil
Allergist/Immunologist
26 yrs exp
Bangalore
At your age, Tonsillitis is usually secondary to nasal or oral infections. Primary tonsillitis in an adult in the absence of another primary comorbidity will only occur in immunocompromised patients and will need emergency surgery. However, it is very rare.
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