Based on the clinical symptoms like fever, swollen tender cervial nodes, tonsillary swelling and erythema on enlarged tonsils the condition can be primarily diagnosed as Tonsilllitis or as Strep throat. Viral and bactirial infections that being in the throat can lead to painful inflammation of the surrounding nece muscles. Infections trigger the lymphatic system which contains white blood celss that kill invading microbes.
Tests that could be done in patients with such symptoms may be as below,
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