Parapharyngeal and floor‐of‐mouth abscess secondary to tonsillar phlegmon: A rare and unusual cause of Ludwig's angina

Abstract We present an unusual case of Ludwig's angina secondary to a left tonsillar phlegmon in a previously fit and well 50‐year‐old woman. This tonsillar phlegmon spread along the peritonsillar/parapharyngeal plane to cause a diffuse cellulitis and collection in the submental, sublingual, an...

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Main Authors: Bhavesh V. Tailor, Haran Devakumar, Tharsika Myuran, Dimitrios Ioannidis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-09-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6325