What causes small bumps of flesh next to the tonsils?

Flesh lumps next to the tonsils are seen in tonsil polyps, chronic hypertrophic pharyngitis, pharyngeal papillomas and so on. 1. Tonsil polyp: tonsil polyp is a benign inflammatory lesion of the mucosa produced by the persistent action of the adverse factors leading to chronic tonsillitis, which may be asymptomatic, or there may be a sense of foreign body in the throat. 2. Chronic hypertrophic pharyngitis: this disease can cause the posterior wall of the pharynx mucosal tissue and lymphoid follicle hyperplasia and fusion, the formation of small pimples of features, usually because of inflammatory factors and secretions caused by long-term repeated stimulation. 3. Pharyngeal papilloma: papilloma on the edge of the soft palate near the tonsils, usually triggered by HPV virus infection, manifested as papilloma neoplastic growth, there is a lower degree of malignant change possible in this disease. Patients are advised to go to regular hospitals to check the cause and condition, and actively cooperate with doctors to treat the disease to avoid aggravation.