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Symptoms may include sore throat, fever, enlargement of the tonsils, trouble swallowing, and large lymph nodes around the neck. Complications include peritonsillar abscess. Oral candidiasis, also ...

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Tonsils are small glands on either side of the throat that stop bacteria from entering the body. They are an important part of your child’s immune system, but sometimes can become ‘ginormous’ and ...

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Tonsils are specialized organs that are part of the lymphatic system and provide your body’s first protective barrier. They protect against foreign substances that you inhale or ingest through the ...

This kind of abscess is called a peritonsillar abscess, and it forms in the area of the soft tissues near the tonsils. It may cause intense pain on one side of the throat, as well as fever ...

Some conditions that may lead to swollen lymph nodes include: a cold or flu, strep throat or tonsillitis, an ear infection, an infected tooth or tooth abscess, cancer and HIV among others. In addition ...

Other symptoms that could indicate such a diagnosis include swollen tonsil or tonsils, uvular deviation away from the abscess, a mouth that doesn’t open fully, purulence of one or both tonsils ...