Lactente com Angina de Ludwig complicada: um relato de caso
Ludwigs angina is a severe and rapidly progressive infection that involves sublingual, submental or submandibular space, and can occur unilaterally or bilaterally. Its more frequent in male sex and in the fourth decade of life. Any recent infection or injury to the area may predispose this disease....
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| author | Mariana Digiovanni Pechebea Angelica Maria Moro Ozosco Ana Paula Cauduro Couto Carolina Oliveira de Paulo Diana Lorena Garavito Ramirez Luiza Valentim Centenaro Wendell Paiva Vita |
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| description | Ludwigs angina is a severe and rapidly progressive infection that involves sublingual, submental or submandibular space, and can occur unilaterally or bilaterally. Its more frequent in male sex and in the fourth decade of life. Any recent infection or injury to the area may predispose this disease. The diagnosis is clinical and should be considered in any patient with a history of fever associated, stiff neck, induration and local edema. The mortality rate can exceeded 50% if the diagnosis is late. Treatment is based on early recognition, intravenous antibiotic therapy and ensuring a patent airway. This report presents the case of an infant with complicated Ludwigs angina. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-866e00cc479648bab0b71424605d1ca32025-01-06T20:38:21ZengSociedade Brasileira de PediatriaResidência Pediátrica2236-68142024-12-011410.25060/residpediatr-2024.v14n4-1184Lactente com Angina de Ludwig complicada: um relato de casoMariana Digiovanni Pechebea0 Angelica Maria Moro Ozosco1Ana Paula Cauduro Couto2Carolina Oliveira de Paulo3Diana Lorena Garavito Ramirez4Luiza Valentim Centenaro5Wendell Paiva Vita6Hospital Universitário Evangélico Mackenzie, Pediatria - Curitiba - Paraná - BrasilHospital Universitário Evangélico Mackenzie, Pediatria - Curitiba - Paraná - BrasilHospital Universitário Evangélico Mackenzie, Pediatria - Curitiba - Paraná - BrasilHospital Universitário Evangélico Mackenzie, Pediatria - Curitiba - Paraná - BrasilHospital Universitário Evangélico Mackenzie, Pediatria - Curitiba - Paraná - BrasilHospital Universitário Evangélico Mackenzie, Pediatria - Curitiba - Paraná - BrasilHospital Universitário Evangélico Mackenzie, Pediatria - Curitiba - Paraná - BrasilLudwigs angina is a severe and rapidly progressive infection that involves sublingual, submental or submandibular space, and can occur unilaterally or bilaterally. Its more frequent in male sex and in the fourth decade of life. Any recent infection or injury to the area may predispose this disease. The diagnosis is clinical and should be considered in any patient with a history of fever associated, stiff neck, induration and local edema. The mortality rate can exceeded 50% if the diagnosis is late. Treatment is based on early recognition, intravenous antibiotic therapy and ensuring a patent airway. This report presents the case of an infant with complicated Ludwigs angina.https://cdn.publisher.gn1.link/residenciapediatrica.com.br/pdf/v14n4a1184.pdfinfantludwig's anginamediastinitispericarditispleural effusion |
| spellingShingle | Mariana Digiovanni Pechebea Angelica Maria Moro Ozosco Ana Paula Cauduro Couto Carolina Oliveira de Paulo Diana Lorena Garavito Ramirez Luiza Valentim Centenaro Wendell Paiva Vita Lactente com Angina de Ludwig complicada: um relato de caso Residência Pediátrica infant ludwig's angina mediastinitis pericarditis pleural effusion |
| title | Lactente com Angina de Ludwig complicada: um relato de caso |
| title_full | Lactente com Angina de Ludwig complicada: um relato de caso |
| title_fullStr | Lactente com Angina de Ludwig complicada: um relato de caso |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lactente com Angina de Ludwig complicada: um relato de caso |
| title_short | Lactente com Angina de Ludwig complicada: um relato de caso |
| title_sort | lactente com angina de ludwig complicada um relato de caso |
| topic | infant ludwig's angina mediastinitis pericarditis pleural effusion |
| url | https://cdn.publisher.gn1.link/residenciapediatrica.com.br/pdf/v14n4a1184.pdf |
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