Medical image of the week: teenage tonsils
An 18 year old woman complained of gradual onset throat pain and symptoms of a viral URI with nasal congestion, conjunctivitis and coryza. Later, faint macular rash appeared on her hands. Shallow ulcers developed on her tonsils (Figure 1). She was diagnosed with coxsakie viral infection and treated...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Arizona Thoracic Society
2015-07-01
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Series: | Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care |
Online Access: | http://www.swjpcc.com/imaging/2015/7/29/medical-image-of-the-week-teenage-tonsils.html |