RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Unusual outcome of Ludwig's angina
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 1811
OP 1814
VO 29
IS 12
A1 KamalEldin A. Abou-Elhamd
A1 Maeidah A. Al-Rasheed
A1 Ahmed Jawad
YR 2008
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/29/12/1811.abstract
AB This is a report of 2 cases of Ludwig's angina. An Indonesian young female patient developed severe stridor after oral examination. Then she underwent tracheostomy and developed post decannulation dyspnea due to huge surgical emphysema. The second case regards an Indian young male who developed disseminated intravascular coagulation and died from hemorrhage. The objectives of our cases presentation are to avoid mouth examination of Ludwig's angina if we are not ready for performing tracheotomy and to be aware of the possible development of disseminated intravascular coagulation and post decannulation emphysema.