case_images: PMC3133010_01
case_images: PMC3133010_02
case_images: A scout CT view of the patient in case 2. This view shows a patent oropharyngeal airway despite superior and posterior displacement of the tongue secondary to a significant submandibular inflammation and swelling.
case_images: IJOL2011-231816.001.jpg
case_images: PMC3133010_02_IJOL2011-231816.001.jpg
case_images: fig1
case_images: He was commenced on Intravenous Clindamycin, Ciprofloxacin, and Benzylpenicillin, and a contrast-enhanced CT scan of his neck and upper thorax (Figures 1 and 2) was performed to role out a deep neck abscess or a mediastinum extension.
case_images: Axial contrast-enhanced CT scan of the patient in Figure 1 showing diffuse swelling of the right submandibular region, stranding of the cervical fat, thickening of the right sternocleidomastoid muscle and the right pyriform fossa. The laryngeal airway is mildly effaced and displaced superiorly.
case_images: IJOL2011-231816.002.jpg
case_images: PMC3133010_02_IJOL2011-231816.002.jpg
case_images: fig2
case_images: He was commenced on Intravenous Clindamycin, Ciprofloxacin, and Benzylpenicillin, and a contrast-enhanced CT scan of his neck and upper thorax (Figures 1 and 2) was performed to role out a deep neck abscess or a mediastinum extension.