Offensive:Racy: Possible Labels:text | screenshot OCR: Resident and Staff Physician Patient Education Chart Visual Symptoms of Tonsillitis Viral infection causes tonsils to become bright red Bacterial infection causes yellow discharge from crypts. Normal Palatine Tonsils Inflammation of the Palatine Tonsils Reprinted with permission from Resident and Staff Physician (c) 1991-92, 1993 by Romaine Pierson Publishers, Inc.