Ludwig's angina after severe thrombocytopenic purpura associated with dengue fever

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maria Antonia Campos, Mário Lúcio Cerqueira Prota Junior, Carlos Augusto Gomes, Karina Peisino do Amaral, Diogo Campos Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2014-01-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Ludwig's angina
Dengue
Thrombocytopenia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000100116&lng=en&tlng=en

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