Case Report
Year: 2019 | Month: December | Volume: 6 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 41-43
Case Report on Ludwig’s Angina
Mariya Thomas Chacko1, Tima Babu1, Jenin Vincent Parambi1, Irene T. Ivan1, Sheik Haja Sherief2
1Pharm D Interns, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Nandha College of Pharmacy, Perundurai Main Road, Erode, Tamil Nadu.
2Department of Pharmacy Practice, Nandha College of Phramacy, Perundurai Main Road, Erode, Tamil Nadu.
Corresponding Author: Mariya Thomas Chacko
ABSTRACT
A 30 year old male patient came to the hospital with the complaints of neck swelling since 4 days, progressive in nature. His neck examination showed laryngeal crepitus and bilateral parotid swelling which was warm, minimal tenderness and firm. Diffuse swelling in the bilateral submandibular region (soft, firm in consistency, mild tenderness) was also found. His ultrasonography of the neck showed subacute chronic thyroiditis, diffuse subcutaneous edema of the neck with bilateral parotitis, left submandibular sialadenitis and cervical lymphadenopathy. He was diagnosed with Ludwig’s angina. He was treated with antibiotics Amikacin and Ceftriaxone intravenously for 3 days. He improved symptomatically and was discharged on the third day.
Key words: Ludwig’s angina, Antibiotics, Airway obstruction, Submandibular infection.
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