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Evaluation of acute trismus by MRI: a case report

Bilateral peritonsillar cellulitis

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We describe a rare case of a bilateral peritonsillar cellulites (PTC). The clinical presentation of fever, trismus and odynophagia was consistent with PTC, more evident on the right side; but the presence of bilateral tonsillar swelling and midline uvula confounded the diagnosis. In spite of the throat examination was performed with a great difficulty due to trismus, the T2 weighted fat saturated STIR magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guided us to make the diagnosis and to start the intravenous antibiotic treatment immediately.

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, ENT Department, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey

    Nuray Bayar Muluk

  2. Faculty of Medicine, Radiology Department, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey

    Simay Altan Kara & Çisel Yazgan

  3. Birlik Mahallesi, Zirvekent 2. Etap Sitesi, C-3 blok, No: 62/43, 06610, Çankaya/Ankara, Turkey

    Nuray Bayar Muluk

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Bayar Muluk, N., Altan Kara, S. & Yazgan, Ç. Evaluation of acute trismus by MRI: a case report. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 263, 1139–1141 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-006-0109-8

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