Case of January 2010

 

Clinical History:


A 56 year-old gentleman presented with fever and swelling over the right submental and submandibular region. He was a known diabetic. Radiograph of the neck was unremarkable. Computed tomography (CT) of the neck was performed.


            Fig 1.Axial pre-contrast CT image                  Fig 2.Axial contrast enhanced CT image 

                         at oropharynx level                                                    at oropharynx level

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         Fig 3.Coronal reformatted CT image                    Fig 4.Sagittal reformatted CT image

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     Fig 5.Axial CT image at level of upper jaw

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