An Unusual Presentation of Ludwig’s Angina with Empyema Thoracis and External Carotid Artery Pseudoaneurysm

Ludwig’s angina is a rapidly spreading soft-tissue infection and commonly occurs following odontogenic infection. A 30-year-old male presented to the emergency department, 7 days after the extraction of molar teeth with a sudden onset of mandibular swelling. He was diagnosed with Ludwig’s angina wit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Meena, Satya Prakash, Rodha, Mahaveer Singh, Garg, Pawan Kumar, Patel, Surendra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9886144/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36726650
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_716_21
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Sumario:Ludwig’s angina is a rapidly spreading soft-tissue infection and commonly occurs following odontogenic infection. A 30-year-old male presented to the emergency department, 7 days after the extraction of molar teeth with a sudden onset of mandibular swelling. He was diagnosed with Ludwig’s angina with empyema thoracis and external carotid artery (ECA) pseudoaneurysm. He was successfully managed with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery-guided drainage and endovascular embolization of ECA pseudoaneurysm. We share our experience of challenges faced during the management of unusual presentation of complicated Ludwig’s angina.

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