Membrane over tonsil (Differential diagnoses)

Mnenomics
Membrane Above A Tonsils Can Vary from MILd To Dangerous.

Membranes
Above        Apthous Ulcer
A               Agranulocytosis
Tonsil       membranous Tonsillitis
Can          Candiasis
Vary         Vincents Angina
MILd       Malignancy
                 Infectious Mononucleosis
                 Leukemia
To            Trauma
Dangerous Diptheria

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Paradise Criteria for Tonsillectomy 

Know the difference between membranous tonsillitis and diptheria.

Difference between adenoid and Tonsils.