Al-Ghabra Yasser, Ashreefa Reem, Kammasha Ahmad, Al-Mooh Khaled, Mohsen Adham Bader Aldeen
Otorhinolaryngology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Mouwasat University Hospital, Damascus University, Al-Mazzah, Damascus, Syria.
J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 2025 Jun;24(3):804-807. doi: 10.1007/s12663-024-02399-8. Epub 2025 Feb 5.
Ludwig's angina is a life-threatening infection that affects the soft tissues in the floor of mouth and neck. It is unusual to see Ludwig's angina in children. Dental infection is the most common etiology. However, it can be associated with very rare causes. A 9-year-old child was diagnosed with Ludwig's angina just a few hours after undergoing a frenuloplasty. The initial management includes maintaining the child's airway, providing broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics, and performing surgical drainage if necessary. In this particular case, after 48 h of treatment, an improvement has been noticed, and the child was discharged.
路德维希咽峡炎是一种危及生命的感染,影响口腔底部和颈部的软组织。儿童患路德维希咽峡炎并不常见。牙齿感染是最常见的病因。然而,它也可能与非常罕见的原因有关。一名9岁儿童在接受舌系带修整术后仅数小时就被诊断为路德维希咽峡炎。初始治疗包括维持患儿气道、给予广谱静脉抗生素,并在必要时进行手术引流。在这个特殊病例中,经过48小时的治疗,病情有所改善,患儿出院。