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case_images: (a) Side view clinical appearance, and (b, c) neck and soft tissue X-ray demonstrated air bubble appearance at the anterior part of the neck and the trachea has deviated to the left, an indication of right lateral pharyngeal space abscess.
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case_images: Due to the rapidly extending swelling, he was hospitalized for 5 days in a private hospital, where a chest X-ray, neck, and soft tissue X-ray (Figure 1) and blood examinations were performed.
case_images: (a) Pus needle aspiration, (b) bilateral incision and drainage, (c) Penrose drain placement at submandibular and submental area, (d) Penrose drain placement at sublingual area, (e) postoperative condition:day 1, and (f) postoperative condition:day 5.
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case_images: To allow further drainage, a Penrose drain was placed at the submandibular area, submental area, and (posterior) sublingual area (Figure 2).