Ludwig's angina

There has been a single case reported where Ludwig's angina was thought to be caused by a recent tongue piercing.

Ludwig's angina is a life threatening condition, and carries a fatality rate of about 5%.

Ludwig published his now-famous paper on Ludwig's angina with no title in 1836.

Rarely, bacterial infections such as cellulitis and Ludwig's angina may occur.

In humans, this is called Ludwig's angina, or squinancy.

Dental infections account for approximately eighty percent of cases of Ludwig's angina.

Complications such as cavernous sinus thrombosis and Ludwig's angina can be life-threatening.

Ludwig's angina is bilateral infection involving the submandibular and sublingual spaces.

It was then discovered that the infection had spread to Villa's throat, resulting in Ludwig's angina.

Spread of infection to soft tissue (facial cellulitis, Ludwig's angina)

Mixed infections, due to both aerobes and anaerobes, are of the cellulitis associated with Ludwig's angina.

True Ludwig's Angina is a cellulitic facial infection.

In Ludwig's angina, an acute and potentially life threatening condition, cellulitis occurs within the submandibular (lower jaw) space.

Ludwig's angina should not be confused with angina pectoris, which is also otherwise commonly known as "angina".

A colleague dubbed the condition "Angina Ludovici" (Ludwig's angina) a year later.

For example, infected teeth can on rare occasions cause infection to spread leading to cavernous sinus thrombosis, mediastinitis, or Ludwig's angina causing airway blockage.

Ludwig's angina may extend into the pharyngeal and cervical spaces, and the swelling can compress the airway and cause dyspnoea (difficulty breathing).

Severe complications requiring immediate hospitalization include Ludwig's angina, which is a combination of growing infection and cellulitis which closes the airway space causing suffocation in extreme cases.

He later formed the Department of Experimental Biology in 1928, and he served as the chair of both departments until his death in 1940 from Ludwig's angina.

The word "angina" comes from the Greek word ankhon, meaning "strangling", so in this case, Ludwig's angina refers to the feeling of strangling, not the feeling of chest pain, though there may be chest pain in Ludwig's angina if the infection spreads into the retrosternal space.