Fact Sheet: Tonsillitis

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Fact Sheet: Tonsillitis from American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Tonsillitis refers to inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsils (glands at the back of the throat, visible through the mouth). The inflammation may involve other areas of the back of the throat, including the adenoids and the lingual tonsils (tonsil tissue at the back of the tongue). Learn more from AAO-HNS about tonsillitis. 

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Tonsillitis refers to inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsils (glands at the back of the throat, visible through the mouth). The inflammation may involve other areas of the back of the throat, including the adenoids and the lingual tonsils (tonsil tissue at the back of the tongue). Learn more from AAO-HNS about tonsillitis. 

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