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Ludwig's Angina: The Original Angina.

ABSTRACT: Ludwig's angina was first detailed by the German surgeon Wilhelm Friedrich von Ludwig in 1836. We present a case which needed awake fibreoptic intubation due to severe trismus and a prolonged period intubated in the Intensive Care Unit after incision and drainage of neck spaces and removal of his lower wisdom teeth. He was finally discharged a week after admission and followed up in the outpatient clinic. The case is presented with clinical photographs and a video of the fibreoptic intubation to illustrate the airway.

SUBMITTER: Kassam K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3674689 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Ludwig's Angina: The Original Angina.

Kassam Karim K Messiha Ashraf A Heliotis Manolis M

Case reports in surgery 20130522

Ludwig's angina was first detailed by the German surgeon Wilhelm Friedrich von Ludwig in 1836. We present a case which needed awake fibreoptic intubation due to severe trismus and a prolonged period intubated in the Intensive Care Unit after incision and drainage of neck spaces and removal of his lower wisdom teeth. He was finally discharged a week after admission and followed up in the outpatient clinic. The case is presented with clinical photographs and a video of the fibreoptic intubation to ...[more]

PMID: 23762739

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