Ludwig's angina and pneumococcal sepsis.
We present a 75-year-old patient with an unusual bacteriologic cause of Ludwig's angina, Streptococcus pneumoniae. This organism appears more commonly in children. Recognition of Ludwig's angina, its causative organisms, and the necessity for airway management in addition to antibiotic therapy are important to limit its morbidity.
D000368:Aged; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008158:Ludwig's Angina / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000667:Ampicillin