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case_images: Coronal (A-B) and axial (D-F) CT neck with contrast. 3D volume rendering reformatting (C). Diffuse fatty stranding of the lateral and anterior neck, with thickening of the platysma muscles. The process extended to the parapharyngeal, parotid, and submandibular spaces, with reactive sialadenitis. Multiple sub-centimeter lymph nodes and mucosal/submucosal edema of the oropharynx were observed. No drainable/organized collections identified.
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case_images: COVID-19 diagnosis was presented to the emergency room with sudden neck swelling. Computed tomography (CT) of the neck revealed diffuse cellulitis with reactive sialadenitis and lymphadenopathy (Figure 1).