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Trends and Economic Burden of Odontogenic Infections in Peri‐Urban Ghana
Background Severe odontogenic infections (OIs) are caused by dental caries, which have a sequelae of periodontal disease and periapical abscess. In clinical practice, there are sometimes sudden surges in odontogenic infections.
Kwame Adu Okyere Boadu +4 more
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Pseudo-Ludwig’s angina: spontaneous sublingual haematoma elicited by warfarin [PDF]
Spontaneous bleeding into the upper airways is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication of chronic anticoagulation. There are scarce cases in the literature demonstrating upper airway haematomas secondary to warfarin use, which is the ...
Nagihan Orhun +4 more
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The case is described of an occurrence of Ludwig's angina with advanced stage of the disease with progressive and rapid airway compromise and fatal consequence. A review of the literature is undertaken to gain a better understanding of the disease, and gives the opportunity for presenting a summary of the key issues regarding this dreaded disease ...
K, Saifeldeen, R, Evans
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Peritonsillar abscess subsequently complicated by Ludwig's angina [PDF]
Naoki Matsuura
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Patients with Ludwig’s angina require urgent evaluation for airway obstruction due to elevation and posterior displacement of the tongue. Emergency physicians should remember that risks of laryngospasm preclude blind oral or nasotracheal intubation.
Duprey, Kael +2 more
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Ludwig's angina in Nigeria: the disease of the poor and health inequality! [PDF]
Aim: Highlight the health inequality and identify opportunities to improve the care delivered to the patients who suffer from Ludwig's angina which could have national and international clinical impact.
Osaghae, Ifueko Patience +6 more
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Necrotizing fasciitis in association with Ludwig’s angina – A case report
A 28 year old male diabetic patient developed Ludwig’s angina which subsequently evolved into cervicofacial necrotizing fasciitis. The differential characteristic of Ludwig’s angina and cervicofacial necrotizing fasciitis, as it relates to this rare ...
A.M. Kavarodi
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Pregnancy Complicated by Ludwig's Angina Requiring Delivery [PDF]
At 33 weeks of gestation, a 24-year-old developed Ludwig's angina that worsened despite aggressive therapy. This is the first reported case of Ludwig's Angina in pregnancy that required an emergent cesarean section for fetal indications.
Maryam Guiahi, Kathleen Moorhead
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