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A 35-year-old male presents with a rapidly expanding, firm, brawny swelling involving the bilateral submandibular, sublingual, and submental spaces. He exhibits elevated tongue position, severe dysphagia, drooling, muffled voice ('hot potato' voice), and mild stridor. What is the diagnosis and the primary immediate clinical priority?

Ludwig's angina; immediate airway assessment and securing the airway via fiberoptic intubation or tracheostomy Canine space abscess; immediate needle aspiration of the anterior maxillary vestibular space Buccal space abscess; immediate incision and drainage along the external facial skin crease Sialolithiasis of Stensen's duct; immediate dilation of the parotid duct with lacrimal probes

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Ludwig's angina; immediate airway assessment and securing the airway via fiberoptic intubation or tracheostomy

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