Lymphangioma of the tongue presenting as Ludwig's angina.
In this paper we present a case of a 6-year-old child who presented with Ludwig's angina caused by an infected tongue base lymphangioma. We provide a literature review of tongue lymphangioma and Ludwig's angina in the paediatric population. Both Ludwig's angina and tongue base lymphangioma are rare conditions in their own right and a combination of the two has not previously been described in the literature.
Tasca
R A
RA
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The New Children's Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
Myatt
H M
HM
Beckenham
E J
EJ
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008158:Ludwig's Angina / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*