Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry · 2015
A patient complains of limited mouth opening, pain during swallowing, fever up to 38,5°C, weakness, indisposition. Objectively: the mouth opens up to 1 cm. After Berchet anesthesia examination of the oral cavity revealed edema, hyperemia, tenderness of the pterygomandibular fold. Lateral and posterior pharyngeal walls are intact. The 38 tooth is semi-impacted. Palpation of the internal surface of the mandibular angle is painful. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer options
- Acute pericoronitis of the 38 tooth region
- Acute tonsillitis
- Phlegmon of peripharyngeal space
- Phlegmon of the infratemporal region
- Phlegmon of pterygomandibular space
Correct answer
Phlegmon of pterygomandibular space
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