Ludwig's angina after severe thrombocytopenic purpura associated with dengue fever

Here, we report a case of Ludwig's angina, which required surgery because of toothache. The patient had dengue and severe thrombocytopenia as confirmed by clinical and laboratory diagnoses. However, dengue is not included among the predisposing factors for Ludwig's angina.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Maria Antonia Campos, Mário Lúcio Cerqueira Prota Junior, Carlos Augusto Gomes, Karina Peisino do Amaral, Diogo Campos Almeida
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2014
Subjects:
Ludwig's angina
Dengue
Thrombocytopenia
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0054-2013
https://doaj.org/article/08e73f5b8ba443ae812665c6421f1ac0
Description
Summary:Here, we report a case of Ludwig's angina, which required surgery because of toothache. The patient had dengue and severe thrombocytopenia as confirmed by clinical and laboratory diagnoses. However, dengue is not included among the predisposing factors for Ludwig's angina.

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