Painful swallowing
- Author:
Sara NINAN
;
Rafidah IDRIS
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Brunei International Medical Journal
2010;6(3):134-134
- CountryBrunei Darussalam
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 25-year-old Malay lady who was six month pregnant presented with a three day history of fever,
malaise, odynophagia, dysphagia, trismus and change in voice. On clinical examination, she
was dehydrated, mouth breathing and had foetid breath. She also had ‘hot potato-sounding’
speech. Examination of her oral cavity revealed oedematous and erythematous soft palate with
inferior and medial displacement of the tonsils (Panel). There were also bilateral, solitary and
tender jugulodigastric nodes.
What is the diagnosis?
Answer: refer to page 156
