A 63 years old man presents with persistent sore throat and difficulty swallowing. The week before he started to feel under the weather with what he thought was a cold, but his symptoms have persisted and he now has chills, sweating, restlessness, difficulty swallowing and breathing, nausea, and vomiting. On examination, he is terrible with noticeable stridor and swollen neck. What potential sequelae do you need to be concerned about?

Airway obstruction, respiratory distress or failure, and cardiac failure

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