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Recurring strep throat without tonsils
A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Kuhnkeanswered
General Surgery 42 years experience
Absolutely: Streptococcal pharyngitis is not dependent on the presence or absence of tonsils, so the answer is yes! a simple swab will confirm your diagnosis in a... Read More
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4.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
Yes !!: Strep pyogenes (group a) does not care whether its victim has tonsils or not. Not only can your child get strep throat, but this should be tested for... Read More
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5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. PHILIP WALLERanswered
Rheumatology 35 years experience
Multiple: You can get strep throat without tonsils. Symptoms include severe and sudden sore throat without coughing, sneezing, or other cold symptoms. Pain or d... Read More
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535 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Colton Bradshawanswered
Specializes in Pediatrics
Essentially the same: Strep throat is strep throat--a bacterial infection due to exposure to a specific germ called streptococcus. Headache, sore throat, red throat, swolle... Read More
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5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Yes: The tonsils and adenoids represent large collections of gland tissue that are often involved with strep infections. After removal of most of those str... Read More
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5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 22-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Diamondanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Yes: Although removing the tonsils may decrease the frequency of strep throat, it is still possible to become infected with strep without tonsils.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Patrick Melderanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 29 years experience
Highly unlikely: Highly unlikely. I've had a patient who developed not only tonsillitis but an abscess after a previous tonsillectomy. It happens if residual tonsil ti... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bernstein Joelanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 62 years experience
Yes: If recurrent cultures of the tonsils, when infected, demonstrate streptococcus and you are significantly ill and it occurs 3 to 4 times a year, you s... Read More
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5.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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Dr. Jason Perkelanswered
Pediatrics 27 years experience
Hard to say: I wouldn't think about a "look" of strep in the throat. It can be hard to predict sometimes by looking. Instead, if a child has a sore throat with a... Read More
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5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 48-year-old male asked:
Dr. Richard Wassermananswered
Allergy and Immunology 46 years experience
Red: The area around where the tonsils used to be may look beefy red. There may also be red spots on the soft palate. The appearance does not help one iden... Read More
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