Image IQ: 20-year-old Male, Left Neck Pain

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20-year-old male with no medical history presents with left-sided neck pain for 5 days.

A 20-year-old male with no medical history presents with left-sided neck pain for 5 days. Two days preceding neck symptoms, patient had a sore throat that resolved on its own. Patient reports having subjective fever one day prior to presentation. Click on the images to enlarge. 

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Tonsillar abscess
Lemierre’s syndrome
Lymphoma
Torticollis

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