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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1980-12-18
pubmed:abstractText
Two cases of Ludwig's angina treated successfully led us to review the main English language literature from 1945 to January 1979. The most common cause of Ludwig's angina is dental, and the organism cultured most often is streptococcus. However, other avenues of infection and numerous pathogens have been implicated in this disease. Penicillin remains the preferred primary antibiotic, with combinations of this drug and other antibiotics being used by various authors. In both the pre-antibiotic and antibiotic era, the airway remains the prime concern of the surgeon in the management of this potentially life-threatening disease. Of the 75 cases reviewed, there were seven deaths, but four of these patients had pre-existing fatal systemic problems and Ludwig's angina was not the cause of death. The other three deaths were due to Ludwig's angina, yielding a 4% mortality rate. Thus, aggressive management of Ludwig's angina, with respect to airway, antibiotics, and early surgical intervention, has resulted in a significant drop in the mortality rate of this disease which once led "almost uniformly to a fatal ending."
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0022-3255
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
849-55
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Ludwig's angina: report of two cases and review of the literature from 1945 to January 1979.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports