Are white spots on the tonsils pus?

White spots on the tonsils may be caused by pus, but also by tonsil stones, crypts accumulating pus-like secretions and other reasons. 1. Tonsillar suppuration: If the tonsils are infected by streptococcus and other pathogenic bacteria, which leads to inflammation of the suppurative tonsils, it may show signs of white spots on the tonsils, accompanied by fever and other symptoms. 2. Tonsil stones: pathological calcium, magnesium and other inorganic salts stones, mostly caused by food debris, dead cells and mucus and other substances deposited in the tonsil crypts and other depressions, and gradually calcified to form a hard mass, which may cause symptoms such as bad breath, prolonged pain in the throat, and foreign body sensation. 3. crypt accumulation pus embolus secretion: common in chronic tonsillitis patients, and pus embolus secretion is produced in the process of chronic inflammation, which may cause patients with different degrees of foreign body sensation in the throat and other discomfort symptoms. Tonsil white spots, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, and actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment, do not judge and deal with it on their own.