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QUINTERO, Margareth Karem Gheraldine  e  VILLALOBOS, Santiago. LUDWIG'S ANGINA: CASE REPORT IN TOLIMA, COLOMBIA. Rev Cient Cienc Méd [online]. 2019, vol.22, n.2, pp.53-57. ISSN 2077-3323.

Ludwig's Angina is an infectious disease that affects mainly the floor of the mouth, progressing through submandibular, sublingual and submentonian spaces, making its way to the airway, being able to cause its collapse, thus causing ventilatory failure and death. First of all, we begin with a short review of the latest literature regarding this illness. Its presented an elderly female adult, who is brought into the emergency service with a face cellulitis diagnose. She is examined by the internist specialist on shift, who rapidly diagnoses Ludwig's Angina, establishes broad spectrum antibiotic treatment and interconsults with the general surgery service due to possible ventilatory failure with and a hard to access air way.Thanks to the rapid and timely diagnose an adequate treatment is established and it is possible to contain this pathology without grave complications.

Palavras-chave : Ludwig 's Angina; elderly adult; diabetes mellitus; macroglossia.

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