Kissing Tonsils

  • Syed Mudasir Qadri Department of General Medicine SKIMS
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33883/jms.v24i3.1143
Keywords: kissing Tonsils, recurrent tonsillitis, Streptococcus pyogenes, Palatine tonsils

Abstract

15 year old female child presented with history of recurrent throat infections for the past many years. It would often be accompanied by fever and subside by getting antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs for a few days, prescribed by a local practitioner. On oropharyngeal examination bilateral enlarged and erythematous palatine tonsils were noticed, which were in contact with the adjacent sides of the uvula. These enlarged tonsils that are in contact in the midline are also known as “KISSING TONSILS”.

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Published
2021-09-07
How to Cite
1.
Qadri S. Kissing Tonsils. jms [Internet]. 2021Sep.7 [cited 2026Oct.2];24(3):48. Available from: https://www.jmsskims.org/index.php/jms/article/view/1143
Issue
Vol 24 No 3 (2021): July-Sep
Section
Clinical Images
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