3/25/2011

What are the white spots on your tonsils during strep throat?

Hi,I did the following:
What are the white spots on your tonsils during strep throat?I have strep throat and my tonsils are practically all white. I was just curious as to what exactly the white spots are?

Eric J
just bacteria build up

Jody
Pus pockets. Consider it the evidence of the war between good guys (white blood cells) and bad guys (S. pyogenes colonies) in your throat.


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