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Clinical introduction
A 79-year-old diabetic woman presented with a 4-day history of trismus and progressive submandibular pain. Physical examination revealed a tender induration with redness in the submandibular region (figures 1 and 2).
Induration with redness in the submandibular region.
Induration with redness in the submandibular region.
Question
What is your differential diagnosis?
Submandibular gland tumour
Tetanus
Viral submandibular adenitis
Submandibular cellulitis …
Footnotes
Contributors All authors looked after the patient, wrote the manuscript, and approved the submission of the current manuscript.
Competing interests None declared.
Patient consent Obtained.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.
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