A 10-Year-Old Is at the Clinic for "A Sore Throat

A 10-year-old is at the clinic for "a sore throat that has lasted 6 days." Which of these findings would be consistent with an acute infection?

A) Tonsils 3+/1-4+ with pale coloring
B) Tonsils 3+/1-4+ with large white spots
C) Tonsils 2+/1-4+ with small plugs of white debris
D) Tonsils 1+/1-4+ and pink; the same color as the oral mucosa