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Case Reports
. 2019 Jan;45(1):79-82.
doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2018.10.001. Epub 2018 Nov 13.

Ludwig Angina after First Aid Treatment: Possible Etiologies and Prevention-Case Report

Avi Shemesh  1 , Avraham Yitzhak  2 , Joe Ben Itzhak  3 , Hadas Azizi  3 , Michael Solomonov  3
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Ludwig Angina after First Aid Treatment: Possible Etiologies and Prevention-Case Report

Avi Shemesh et al. J Endod. 2019 Jan.

Abstract

Ludwig angina is a life-threatening type of soft tissue cellulitis involving 3 compartments on the floor of the mouth including the submental, sublingual, and submandibular spaces bilaterally. Prevention, early recognition, and treatment of Ludwig angina are critical because this is a clinical diagnosis with unpredictable progression. This article describes a rare case of Ludwig angina that evolved from an odontogenic infection and the specific microbiology and clinical course and discusses possible etiologies and prevention.

Keywords: Cellulitis; Ludwig angina; flare-up; microbial infection.

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