Fatal complications in a patient with severe multi-space infections in the oral and maxillofacial head and neck regions: A case report

Figure 1 Sagittal and coronal computed tomography scans of the maxillofacial, neck and chest regions. Sagittal (A) and coronal (B) computed tomography scans of the maxillofacial, neck and chest regions showing extensive swelling and pneumatosis in soft tissues of bilateral oral, maxillofacial, temporal, cervical, parapharyngeal space, mediastinum, chest and back regions.

Figure 2 Transverse computed tomography scan of the hyoid plane and mediastinal plane. A: Transverse computed tomography (CT) scan of the hyoid plane showing extensive swelling and pneumatosis in soft tissues of the bilateral cervical region, parapharyngeal space, paracervical spine and posterior cervical region, especially in the right neck; B: Transverse CT scan of the mediastinal plane showing extensive pneumatosis in the mediastinal region.

Figure 3 Transverse computed tomography scan of the cardiothoracic region. A: Bilateral pleural effusion (black arrow), pericardial effusion (white arrow); B: Bilateral pneumothorax and pulmonary infection.