Ludwig's angina: Pediatric case report and literature review
Ludwig's angina (LA) is a serious, rapidly progressive cellulitis of the floor of the mouth which involves the submandibular, submaxillary, and sublingual spaces of the face; it is life-threatening if not recognized early and complications such as septicemia and asphyxia caused by expanding ede...
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| author | Aditya Pratap Singh Ramesh Tanger Vinay Mathur Arun Kumar Gupta |
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| description | Ludwig's angina (LA) is a serious, rapidly progressive cellulitis of the floor of the mouth which involves the submandibular, submaxillary, and sublingual spaces of the face; it is life-threatening if not recognized early and complications such as septicemia and asphyxia caused by expanding edema of soft tissues of the neck may occur. A literature review identified 35 pediatric cases of LA with a 14% mortality rate. It occurs predominantly in immunocompetent children with an odontogenic source of infection in a third and unknown source of infection in a third of cases. Many departments may have limited experience of the disease because of its rare occurrence. Hence, it is important to recognize LA in the earlier stages of the disease. We here present a case of huge LA in a 6-month-old male child with a very short history. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0e82490295b64e9f88805062c0698e8e2022-12-22T03:42:34ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences0971-99032018-01-01232899110.4103/jmgims.jmgims_1_17Ludwig's angina: Pediatric case report and literature reviewAditya Pratap SinghRamesh TangerVinay MathurArun Kumar GuptaLudwig's angina (LA) is a serious, rapidly progressive cellulitis of the floor of the mouth which involves the submandibular, submaxillary, and sublingual spaces of the face; it is life-threatening if not recognized early and complications such as septicemia and asphyxia caused by expanding edema of soft tissues of the neck may occur. A literature review identified 35 pediatric cases of LA with a 14% mortality rate. It occurs predominantly in immunocompetent children with an odontogenic source of infection in a third and unknown source of infection in a third of cases. Many departments may have limited experience of the disease because of its rare occurrence. Hence, it is important to recognize LA in the earlier stages of the disease. We here present a case of huge LA in a 6-month-old male child with a very short history.http://www.jmgims.co.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9903;year=2018;volume=23;issue=2;spage=89;epage=91;aulast=SinghCellulitischildrenLudwig's anginasubmandibular space |
| spellingShingle | Aditya Pratap Singh Ramesh Tanger Vinay Mathur Arun Kumar Gupta Ludwig's angina: Pediatric case report and literature review Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences Cellulitis children Ludwig's angina submandibular space |
| title | Ludwig's angina: Pediatric case report and literature review |
| title_full | Ludwig's angina: Pediatric case report and literature review |
| title_fullStr | Ludwig's angina: Pediatric case report and literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ludwig's angina: Pediatric case report and literature review |
| title_short | Ludwig's angina: Pediatric case report and literature review |
| title_sort | ludwig s angina pediatric case report and literature review |
| topic | Cellulitis children Ludwig's angina submandibular space |
| url | http://www.jmgims.co.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9903;year=2018;volume=23;issue=2;spage=89;epage=91;aulast=Singh |
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