1/5. ludwig's angina following dental treatment of a five-year-old male patient: report of a case.A five-year-old male child presented to the dental clinic with dental disease. This patient was otherwise healthy, with evidence of odontogenic infection (pulpal abscess) on tooth "T". Extraction of the tooth followed. Five days postoperative, the child was diagnosed as suffering from ludwig's angina. This case of ludwig's angina was found to be odontogenic in origin, but not originating from extraction of the offending tooth. ludwig's angina is an aggressive infectious process of the submandibular, sublingual, and submental fascial spaces. It remains a potentially fatal cellulitis with a mortality rate of approximately 8%, in spite of appropriate antibiotic therapy. Early recognition and treatment of ludwig's angina is extremely important due to its invasive nature.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = extraction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/5. ludwig's angina following dental extraction as a cause of necrotizing mediastinitis.A fatal case of ludwig's angina is reported in which penicillin was used as the sole antibiotic. bacteroides melanogenicus resistant by virtue of production of Beta-lactamase was present. It is suggested that a combination of penicillin and an antibiotic effective against anaerobes such as metronidazole is the most appropriate initial chemotherapy pending confirmation from the bacteriology laboratory.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 4keywords = extraction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/5. Ludwig angina, empyema, pulmonary infiltration, and pericarditis secondary to extraction of a tooth.A case of Ludwig angina after extraction of a mandibular third molar, progressing to pleural effusion and empyema, pericarditis, pulmonary infiltration, and pericardial effusion has been presented. The importance of early diagnosis and treatment as well as appropriate antibiotic and surgical therapy have been discussed. The practice of empirically prescribed antimicrobial agents has also been discussed, and the relevance of the organism E corrodans in oral infections has been emphasized.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 5keywords = extraction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/5. A case of ludwig's angina following tooth extraction.ludwig's angina developed in an adult Chinese male following a mandibular third molar extraction. Brawny and tender swellings of the floor of the mouth and neck, with the elevation of the tongue, were classically present. The management of this case was based on the current emphasis of early broad-spectrum and antibiotic therapy with the maintenance of an adequate airway. The role of dental infection in this condition was highlighted.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 5keywords = extraction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/5. Extrapleural empyema thoracis as a direct extension of ludwig's angina. Case report.The following case report describes a previously unreported cause of extrapleural empyema thoracis, namely, direct extension of a submandibular abscess, which occurred following dental extraction and presented initially as ludwig's angina.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = extraction (Clic here for more details about this article) |