An Unusual Presentation of Ludwig's Angina Complicated by Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Ludwig's angina can seldom be complicated by necrotizing fasciitis. Due to the rapidly progressing nature of this infection and the potential for airway compromise and death, it is important to be aware of different ways in which this disease process can present in order to recognize and treat...

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Autores principales: Chueng, Kristelle, Clinkard, David J., Enepekides, Danny, Peerbaye, Yousef, Lin, Vincent Y. W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3420434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22953129
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/931350
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author Chueng, Kristelle
Clinkard, David J.
Enepekides, Danny
Peerbaye, Yousef
Lin, Vincent Y. W.
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description Ludwig's angina can seldom be complicated by necrotizing fasciitis. Due to the rapidly progressing nature of this infection and the potential for airway compromise and death, it is important to be aware of different ways in which this disease process can present in order to recognize and treat it emergently. We report here an unusual presentation of a case of Ludwig's angina complicated by necrotizing fasciitis in an elderly patient. The clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment are discussed in detail as well as a brief literature review on craniocervical necrotizing fasciitis.
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spelling pubmed-34204342012-09-05 An Unusual Presentation of Ludwig's Angina Complicated by Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Chueng, Kristelle Clinkard, David J. Enepekides, Danny Peerbaye, Yousef Lin, Vincent Y. W. Case Rep Otolaryngol Case Report Ludwig's angina can seldom be complicated by necrotizing fasciitis. Due to the rapidly progressing nature of this infection and the potential for airway compromise and death, it is important to be aware of different ways in which this disease process can present in order to recognize and treat it emergently. We report here an unusual presentation of a case of Ludwig's angina complicated by necrotizing fasciitis in an elderly patient. The clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment are discussed in detail as well as a brief literature review on craniocervical necrotizing fasciitis. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012 2012-08-02 /pmc/articles/PMC3420434/ /pubmed/22953129 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/931350 Text en Copyright © 2012 Kristelle Chueng et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Chueng, Kristelle
Clinkard, David J.
Enepekides, Danny
Peerbaye, Yousef
Lin, Vincent Y. W.
An Unusual Presentation of Ludwig's Angina Complicated by Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title An Unusual Presentation of Ludwig's Angina Complicated by Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full An Unusual Presentation of Ludwig's Angina Complicated by Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_fullStr An Unusual Presentation of Ludwig's Angina Complicated by Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full_unstemmed An Unusual Presentation of Ludwig's Angina Complicated by Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_short An Unusual Presentation of Ludwig's Angina Complicated by Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_sort unusual presentation of ludwig's angina complicated by cervical necrotizing fasciitis: a case report and review of the literature
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3420434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22953129
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/931350
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