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case_images: Figure showing tracheostomy tube in situ
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case_images: F1
case_images: In view of the diffuse swelling and the increasing stridor leading to respiratory compromise, she was immediately taken up for emergency tracheostomy [Figure 1] by the otolaryngologist to protect her airway.
case_images: X-ray of the patient's neck showing no subcutaneous emphysema
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case_images: F2
case_images: The neck X-ray showed no subcutaneous emphysema [Figure 2].