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Postoperative macroglossia: (A) on the day of surgical intervention after being transferred to the ICU; (B-D) 2 days later, after which there was an increase in the swelling of the tongue and neck; (E-F): nine days later, after which she had a further increase in the size of the tongue with ulcerations on its surface.
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The patient was transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) postoperatively, and kept on mechanical ventilation (Figure 1A), keeping her on sedation using propofol and remifentanil. Two days later (Figure 1B-D), she started to have more swollen tongue and neck. Nine days later (Figure 1E and F), her tongue began to increase in size again with ulcerations on the surface.