A 40-year-old woman had lower third molar extracted due to dental caries. Then she developed high fever and pain. On examination, tonsil deted medially and there was swelling in upper one-third of sternocleidomastoid muscle, Most likely diagnosis is:

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Vikas Bhardwaj
Medical Technologist, AIIMS New Delhi
Updated: Apr 17, 2026