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Case Reports
. 2013 Jun 30;6(6):318-20.
doi: 10.4066/AMJ.2013.1631. Print 2013.

Abscess mimicking pre-cervical and submandibular cystic hygroma in a newborn

Ajay Gaur  1 , Ravi Ambey, Anoop Sharma, Sameer Gupta
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Case Reports

Abscess mimicking pre-cervical and submandibular cystic hygroma in a newborn

Ajay Gaur et al. Australas Med J. .

Abstract

Pre-cervical inflammation is rarely seen in a newborn. Those swellings that are seen are usually congenital, such as vascular malformations, teratoma, dermoid cyst, thyroglossal cyst, cystic hygroma (abnormal lymphatic tissue), and very rarely, inflammation secondary to infection. Being able to differentiate between each condition is important because the course, treatment and prognosis for each condition are different. This case of a neck abscess in a newborn is reported due to its resemblance to cystic hygroma and highlights the similarities between the two conditions.

Keywords: Pre-cervical swelling; newborn.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Abscess mimicking pre-cervical and submandibular cystic hygroma in a newborn
Figure 2
Figure 2. Axial CT scan image at submandibular level showing anterior subcutaneous hypodense cystic lesion anteriorly extending on either side (red arrows)
Figure 3
Figure 3. Parasagittal reformatted CT scan image showing a hypodense cystic lesion (red arrow)
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