8 Causes of White Spots On Tonsils You May Not Know

1. 8 Causes of White Spots On Tonsils You May Not Know

2. White spots on tonsils are irritating, painful and unsightly. There are a number of reasons due to which they can occur. They may be caused due to bacterial or viral infection.

3. Strep Throat • Oral Thrush • Tonsil Stones • Tonsillitis • Diphtheria • Vincent’s Angina • Mononucleosis • Oral Herpes

4. Symptoms • Sudden, severe sore throat • Painful swallowing • Fever Over 101°F (38.3°C) • White patches on throat • Headache & nausea • Skin Rashes

5. Symptoms • White bumps on the tongue, gums or tonsils • Bleeding on scraping bumps • Pain in the bumps • Difficulty in swallowing food • Dry, cracked skin at the corners of the mouth

6. Symptoms • Recurrent bad breath • Sore Throat • Swelling of Tonsils • White spots on tonsils, but no fever • Earaches

7. Symptoms • Sore throat • Fever • Swollen, inflamed tonsils • Difficulty in swallowing • Stiff neck • White patches filled with pus on the tonsils • Headache • Pain in stomach • Swollen neck lymph nodes

8. Symptoms • Sore throat • Difficulty in swallowing • Fever and chills • Hoarseness • A whitish gray membrane covering your tonsils • Swollen lymph nodes • Rapid breathing or difficulty in breathing • Runny Nose

9. Symptoms • Severe pain in the mouth • Inflamed gums • Sloughing of gum tissues between teeth • Pain on one side while swallowing food • Bad breath • Fever • Swollen lymph nodules

10. Symptoms • Chronic Fatigue • Inflammation of Tonsils • Swollen lymph nodes • White spots on tonsils • Headache • Fever • Swollen liver & spleen (rarely)

11. Symptoms • Mildly swollen gums • Inflammation & itchiness in the throat • Swollen neck lymph nodes • Yellowish white blisters on tonsils