The Medicine Forum

Article Title

Woman with facial and neck swelling

Authors

Meredith Chiaccio, MSIII, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Donna Mscisz Williams, MD, Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow

Abstract

A 28 year-old Caucasian female, 3.5 months postpartum, presented to the TJUH ED with facial and neck swelling. She was in her usual state of health until approximately 1 month prior to admission when she noted the gradual onset of neck swelling. The neck swelling progressed to her face 4 days prior to admission; swelling in both areas was progressive and increasingly uncomfortable. Two months prior, the patient was treated for sinusitis with a course of antibiotics by an allergist; this treatment was unsuccessful, and she was referred her to an otolaryngologist, who performed a neck ultrasound and lab work. The patient reported that several enlarged lymph nodes were found in her neck. The patient was then sent for a CT of the neck and chest, which showed a mass in her mediastinum. She was planning to follow up with a cardiothoracic surgeon, however she developed symptomatic swelling and intermittent dysphagia.

Recommended Citation

Chiaccio, MSIII, Meredith and Williams, MD, Donna Mscisz (2006) "Woman with facial and neck swelling," The Medicine Forum: Vol. 8, Article 16.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29046/TMF.008.1.014
Available at: https://jdc.jefferson.edu/tmf/vol8/iss1/16