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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| author | Bhavesh V. Tailor Haran Devakumar Tharsika Myuran Dimitrios Ioannidis |
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| description | 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, and submandibular spaces despite empirical intravenous antibiotic therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-017494873b764786b07cc29ddddba1802022-12-22T03:48:17ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042022-09-01109n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.6325Parapharyngeal and floor‐of‐mouth abscess secondary to tonsillar phlegmon: A rare and unusual cause of Ludwig's anginaBhavesh V. Tailor0Haran Devakumar1Tharsika Myuran2Dimitrios Ioannidis3Department of Otolaryngology, Colchester General Hospital East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Colchester UKDepartment of Otolaryngology, Colchester General Hospital East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Colchester UKDepartment of Otolaryngology, Colchester General Hospital East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Colchester UKDepartment of Otolaryngology, Colchester General Hospital East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Colchester UKAbstract 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, and submandibular spaces despite empirical intravenous antibiotic therapy.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6325abscessLudwig's anginaparapharyngeal spaceperitonsillar abscesstonsillitis |
| spellingShingle | Bhavesh V. Tailor Haran Devakumar Tharsika Myuran Dimitrios Ioannidis Parapharyngeal and floor‐of‐mouth abscess secondary to tonsillar phlegmon: A rare and unusual cause of Ludwig's angina Clinical Case Reports abscess Ludwig's angina parapharyngeal space peritonsillar abscess tonsillitis |
| title | Parapharyngeal and floor‐of‐mouth abscess secondary to tonsillar phlegmon: A rare and unusual cause of Ludwig's angina |
| title_full | Parapharyngeal and floor‐of‐mouth abscess secondary to tonsillar phlegmon: A rare and unusual cause of Ludwig's angina |
| title_fullStr | Parapharyngeal and floor‐of‐mouth abscess secondary to tonsillar phlegmon: A rare and unusual cause of Ludwig's angina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parapharyngeal and floor‐of‐mouth abscess secondary to tonsillar phlegmon: A rare and unusual cause of Ludwig's angina |
| title_short | Parapharyngeal and floor‐of‐mouth abscess secondary to tonsillar phlegmon: A rare and unusual cause of Ludwig's angina |
| title_sort | parapharyngeal and floor of mouth abscess secondary to tonsillar phlegmon a rare and unusual cause of ludwig s angina |
| topic | abscess Ludwig's angina parapharyngeal space peritonsillar abscess tonsillitis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6325 |
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