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Borrelia tonsillitis: common symptoms but uncommon organism

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We present a severe case of acute tonsillitis caused by Borrelia vincenti. B. vincenti does not only cause Plaut–Vincent’s angina, but also a more localised infection of the tonsil.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust, Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 2JZ, UK

    Deb Biswas & Nick Stafford

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Biswas, D., Stafford, N. Borrelia tonsillitis: common symptoms but uncommon organism. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 267, 989–990 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-010-1229-8

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