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Diagnosis of Tonsillitis 

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Diagnosis is made on the basis of clinical symptoms.

Inspection of the mouth and throat shows enlarged, visible tonsils. They are usually reddened and may have white spots on them. The lymph nodes of the jaw and neck may be enlarged and tender to touch. A culture of the tonsils maybe taken to identify bacterial infection.

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Posted by:  eros457(Guest)  Posted on: 03/01/2012
That's not very helpful. Should I be sleeping all day? Can I go out and party till 6am? Should I eat or starve? What should I eat?



Posted by:  anupsayu(Guest)  Posted on: 10/10/2009
washing ur mouth with saline or salt solution is much effective..



Posted by:  mzaynuddin(Guest)  Posted on: 12/04/2008
i think any cold thing may cause bad situation of tonsils & inflammation




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