Pathology · single question
Acute tonsillitis with sore throat, fever, and enlarged tonsils with EXUDATE. Most likely origin?
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Correct answer: A. Bacterial
- A. Correct. Tonsillar EXUDATE with high fever points to bacterial (group A strep) tonsillitis.
- B. Viral pharyngitis is more often non-exudative with cough/coryza.
- C. Fungal tonsillitis is rare (immunocompromised).
- D. Parasitic causes are not relevant here.