Ludwig's angina after severe thrombocytopenic purpura associated with dengue fever
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. However, dengue is not included among the predisposing factors for Ludwig's angina.
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| author | Maria Antonia Campos Mário Lúcio Cerqueira Prota Junior Carlos Augusto Gomes Karina Peisino do Amaral Diogo Campos Almeida |
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| description | 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. However, dengue is not included among the predisposing factors for Ludwig's angina. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-08e73f5b8ba443ae812665c6421f1ac02022-12-22T02:30:23ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98492014-01-0147111611810.1590/0037-8682-0054-2013S0037-86822014000100116Ludwig's angina after severe thrombocytopenic purpura associated with dengue feverMaria Antonia CamposMário Lúcio Cerqueira Prota JuniorCarlos Augusto GomesKarina Peisino do AmaralDiogo Campos AlmeidaHere, 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. However, dengue is not included among the predisposing factors for Ludwig's angina.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000100116&lng=en&tlng=enLudwig's anginaDengueThrombocytopenia |
| spellingShingle | Maria Antonia Campos Mário Lúcio Cerqueira Prota Junior Carlos Augusto Gomes Karina Peisino do Amaral Diogo Campos Almeida Ludwig's angina after severe thrombocytopenic purpura associated with dengue fever Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Ludwig's angina Dengue Thrombocytopenia |
| title | Ludwig's angina after severe thrombocytopenic purpura associated with dengue fever |
| title_full | Ludwig's angina after severe thrombocytopenic purpura associated with dengue fever |
| title_fullStr | Ludwig's angina after severe thrombocytopenic purpura associated with dengue fever |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ludwig's angina after severe thrombocytopenic purpura associated with dengue fever |
| title_short | Ludwig's angina after severe thrombocytopenic purpura associated with dengue fever |
| title_sort | ludwig s angina after severe thrombocytopenic purpura associated with dengue fever |
| topic | Ludwig's angina Dengue Thrombocytopenia |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000100116&lng=en&tlng=en |
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