[A classic case of Ludwig's angina].
The AA. have the chance to review the etiology, the clinic and the management of this risky process, through a characteristic Ludwig's angina of their own practice. A middle age man carrying an odontogenic inflammation developed a spreading infection into the deep neck tissues. The problem was successfully resolved with antibiotherapy and surgical drainage.
Merino Gálvez
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Hospital del Insalud Rafael Méndez, Lorca, (Murcia).
Gil Melgarejo
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Hellín Meseguer
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Pelegrín Pelegrín
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D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004322:Drainage; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental / Q000150:complications*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008158:Ludwig's Angina / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010462:Peptostreptococcus; D014031:Tobramycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D002981:Clindamycin; D014031:Tobramycin
Un caso clásico de angina de Ludwig.