This 7 year old MN Labrador mix presented with drooling, raspy respiratory sounds, decreased eating and drinking.
Physical exam swollen tongue and frenulum, ulcerated area right side of frenulum which ruptured on intubation, releasing purulent material and blood
CBC/Chem: HCT 36.3, WBC 20,000, glob 4.7, chol 429
This 7 year old MN Labrador mix presented with drooling, raspy respiratory sounds, decreased eating and drinking.
Physical exam swollen tongue and frenulum, ulcerated area right side of frenulum which ruptured on intubation, releasing purulent material and blood
CBC/Chem: HCT 36.3, WBC 20,000, glob 4.7, chol 429
The computed tomographic findings are compatible with diffuse septic cellulitis in the area of the base of the tongue and larynx with septic regional lymphadenitis.
CT of the head and thorax –
Head: The computed tomography of the head reveals a diffuse soft tissue swelling with increased contrast enhancement and marked peripheral fat stranding centered around the region of the base of the tongue an larynx. The soft tissue swelling involves the pharynx and soft palate, the lumen of the naso- and oropharynx is reduced. The medial retropharyngeal and submandibular lymph nodes present moderate enlargement with maintained shot-to-long-axis < 0.5 and regular enhancement pattern. A true abscess cavity is not seen, neither is a foreign body visible.
Thorax: The computed tomography of the thorax is within normal limits.
