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Contrasted computed tomography showing retropharyngeal and bilateral neck abscesses on admission (A, B). Contrasted computed tomography showing intra-abdominal abscess during treatment (C). White arrows point to abscesses.
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Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) revealed a retropharyngeal abscess and bilateral cervical abscesses (Fig. 1A and B). Abdominal ultrasonography showed a 3-cm abscess in the mesenteric lymph node, which was further confirmed on a whole-body contrast enhanced CT scan (Fig. 1C).
Clinical course after admission.
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The patient completed an additional 4 weeks of antibiotic therapy (Fig. 2), and no recurrence was observed over the 1-year follow-up period.