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Amigdalian focus of ludwig's angina expanding to mediastinitis - A success case
Revista Médica de Minas Gerais, 2021 Objective: report and describe the satisfactory evolution of Ludwig’s Angina due to a tonsillary infection, which evolved to mediastinitis and sept shock. The work aims to detail the clinical and diagnostic aspects of this serious illness, in addition
Santos, Letícia Lima +4 more
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Focused ultrasound assists in diagnosis and management of difficult airway in Ludwig's angina
Journal of Medical Ultrasound, 2019 Ludwig's angina is a rapidly progressive and life-threatening medical emergency. The mortality rate is about 8%. Management of the difficult airway in Ludwig's angina has been challenging for clinical physicians.
Chang-Chih Shih +3 more
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Ludwig's angina after severe thrombocytopenic purpura associated with dengue fever
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2014 Here, we report a case of Ludwig's angina, which required surgery because of toothache. The patient had dengue and severe thrombocytopenia as confirmed by clinical and laboratory diagnoses.
Maria Antonia Campos +4 more
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Ludwig’s angina in a child: a case report and literature review
The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2023 Background Ludwig’s angina is a diffuse cellulitis in the sub-mandibular space, which extends to the sublingual space. It is an emergency that often occurs in adults as a complication of oral infections.
Othmane Benhoummad +4 more
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Journal of General and Family Medicine, 2023 Ludwig angina cases that could only be recognized by unmasking.
Maya Takayama +3 more
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Management of Ludwig’s angina. When is surgery necessary? [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Investigative Surgery, 2020 Deep neck space infections are of great risk for patients considering even death in certain cases. Collection of purulent secretions that can accumulate in a particular region of the neck is due to the anatomy of the deep neck fascia, muscles of the neck
Oașă, Irina Doinița +6 more
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2019 Corynebacterium diphtheriae is a toxin producing, classically noninvasive bacteria that causes diphtheria a vaccine-preventable disease mainly in children.
Yashik Bansal +3 more
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IDCases, 2019 Actinomyces is an anaerobic, gram-positive bacillus that is known to cause chronic granulomatous infections. Common risk factors predisposing patients to this life-threatening infection are recent dental procedures, immunosuppression from malignancy, or ...
Nirali Vassa +3 more
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Ludwig's angina in children – Case report
MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences, 2014 Ludwig's angina is a potentially life-threatening, rapidly spreading, bilateral cellulitis of the submandibular spaces. It uncommonly occurs in adults and children and its early recognition is paramount especially in children due respiratory obstruction ...
Chiyadu Padmini +2 more
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Ludwig’s Angina: The Original Angina
Case Reports in Surgery, 2013 Ludwig’s angina was first detailed by the German surgeon Wilhelm Friedrich von Ludwig in 1836. We present a case which needed awake fibreoptic intubation due to severe trismus and a prolonged period intubated in the Intensive Care Unit after incision and
Karim Kassam +2 more
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