Infective phlegmon within posterior cervical space
Diagnosis probable
Disclosures
- updated 14 May 2023:
Nothing to disclose
Updates to Case Attributes
Age
changed from 67 to 65 years.
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Findings
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CT neck showshows inflammatory fat stranding in right posterior cervical space between sternocleidomastoid and paravertebral musculature. The right sternocleidomastoid belly is enlarged with loss of fat plane between paraspinal muscles. There is also thickening of overlying skin.
There are multiple enlarged level 3 and level 5 nodes.
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