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Inflammation of the palatine tonsils, which usually extends to the adenoid and lingual tonsils; therefore, the term pharyngitis may also be used. Most cases of bacterial tonsillitis are caused by group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes (GABHS).
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