CT neck demonstrates a focal lucency adjacent to root of 37 tooth, consistent with history of dental abscess. There is extensive inflammatory stranding in left submandibular space.
The left submandibular gland is oedematous and enlarged. The submental, left submandibular, jugulodigastric and lateral pharyngeal lymph nodes are also enlarged.
The left tonsil is enlarged with some mucosal oedema tracking along lateral pharyngeal wall into hypopharynx.