[Fever, redness, swelling, and pain in the submental region].
A 76-year-old woman presented with fever, redness, swelling, and pain under the chin. Some submental lymph nodes were detected by ultrasound and computed tomography. The diagnosis was a submental phlegmon, for which surgery was performed. The lymph nodes were removed, and antibiotic therapy with daily lavage was done. The histology of the lymph nodes suggested giant cell arteritis.
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Universitäts-HNO-Klinik, Klinikum Mannheim gGmbH, Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim der Universität Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany. ulrich.goessler@hno.ma.uni-heidelberg.de
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Hörmann
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Riedel
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D000368:Aged; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D002680:Chin; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans