A 55-year-old woman presented with a two-day history of fever and sore throat that had become worse, to the extent that she could no longer swallow her saliva. Her face was swollen and an inflamed, tender submandibular swelling had developed. On examination, she was sitting upright with her neck forwards and chin raised. Her breath was unpleasant, there was some trismus, the tongue was elevated by a brawny submandibular swelling, the tonsils were grossly enlarged and purulent, and her temperature was 38.5 ⁰C.
Her respiratory rate was slightly increased, but there was no respiratory distress. What could be the most probable diagnosis of this condition? * This image based case is from Docplexus editorial team for educative purpose only. Source: Haymarket
