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Axial (a) and coronal (b) images from the contrast-enhanced CT scan of the head and chest on admission. The white arrows show an abscess ranging from the neck to the anterior mediastinum.
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A contrast-enhanced CT scan of the head and chest revealed an abscess in the right submandibular region and a sequential abscess of the anterior mediastinum (Figure 1) that touched the posterior surface of the sternum.
Chest radiograph after percutaneous drainage tubes were placed. The white arrow shows the insertion site. One was placed in the right neck, and the other was placed in the anterior mediastinum.
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Pediatric surgeons performed percutaneous drainage from the neck and placed two drainage tubes (Figure 2).