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Should I Be Concerned About Lump With A White Patch On My Tonsil Area Inspite Of Using Antiobiotics?
Hi I have a lump with a white patch where one of my tonsils used to be. I have antibiotics from
The doctor but the white patch is getting bigger. The dr said it didn't look like is normaly does with tonsillitis. My husband says it looks like a puss filled spot. Should it be getting smaller with antibiotics?
The doctor but the white patch is getting bigger. The dr said it didn't look like is normaly does with tonsillitis. My husband says it looks like a puss filled spot. Should it be getting smaller with antibiotics?
Fri, 28 Mar 2014
Hi,
Thanks for writing to HCM.
Better show it to an ent specialist as it might have developed into an abscess or something (food particles) might have lodged into the crypts of tonsil.
That needs to be drained if it is an abscess before it spreads.
Dr. Ashish Verma
Thanks for writing to HCM.
Better show it to an ent specialist as it might have developed into an abscess or something (food particles) might have lodged into the crypts of tonsil.
That needs to be drained if it is an abscess before it spreads.
Dr. Ashish Verma
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