Ludwig's angina in a COVID positive patient-An atypical case report.

Spec Care Dentist

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Dental College, Kottayam, Kerala, India.

Published: January 2022

The management of odontogenic infections is established and several guidelines have been proposed for its effective treatment. Outbreak of COVID-19 has posed serious challenge in the management of odontogenic infections, further complicated by immunocompromised status of the patient, where adequate evaluation and prompt attention is mandatory to avoid untoward consequences. Ludwig's angina being a life threatening infection by itself, association or simultaneous presentation with COVID-19 infection can add further complexity in the management for a maxillofacial surgeon. Here we present a case report of Ludwig's angina in a patient who tested positive for Coronavirus infection and how we treated her successfully.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8662242PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/scd.12643DOI Listing

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