what causes reddish flap in the tonsil area
hello the picture you have attached does not show any lesion it is a normal looking tonsil showing tonsillar crypt crypta magna which is normal as of now the tonsils are normal looking they are hypertrophied nor is there any membrane or pus filled cleft or crypts there is nothing to worry however it is at times possible that one may be able to express purulent discharge from tonsillar surface even if it is normal looking even then there is no need to worry all you need is a course of antibiotics which you have completed you only require topical antiseptic mouth gargles like betadine or chlorhexidine they are not even that hypertrophic to merit tonsillectomy however if there are recurrent attacks of tonsillitis or peritonsillitis with bad breath or halitosis tonsillectomy may be considered at a later date
hello doctor I had been having slight trouble with left tonsil I suffer with tonsil stones and started to get yellow green semi solid fluid forming bottom of tonsil this was easy to get out with cotton bud it smelt so knew it was tonsil fluid stone I have always had lots of bouts of tonsillitis and suffered more that side the fluid stop but a reddish patch come where the fluid come out of flap it goes up and down as blood vessels in that area the tonsil same size no pain all other issues with it just this little irritated patch that does look a little couple bumps but flat and hardly noticable I suffer from lichen plans and geographic tongue I have been to go and he put me in ten days penicillin but that did not make the patch go it is reddish in morning and fades as day goes on but not disappear I have been referred to ent