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Hi my 3 year old son has had a cold for almost 14 days it seemed he was getting better then his tonsils swelled very large with white spots took him to doc and they did a strep test and it came out neg they said it wad a bad virus but he still has swollen tonsils what is it and what can I do
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dear madam,
sorry to hear about your son.enlarged tonsils are mostly due to viral.if he is not having fever pain in throat,we can wait or else consult a ENT surgeon if he has recurrent symptoms.have a good day
sorry to hear about your son.enlarged tonsils are mostly due to viral.if he is not having fever pain in throat,we can wait or else consult a ENT surgeon if he has recurrent symptoms.have a good day
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