DEEP CELLULITIS OF THE FACE AND NECK--LUDWIG'S ANGINA
- 1 November 1945
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
- Vol. 42 (5) , 415-416
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.1945.00680040535013
Abstract
According to the literature, little attention has been given to pharyngeal involvement in cellulitis of the face and neck. The extreme displacement of tonsil and uvula in Ludwig's angina (usually postoperative) gives evidence of the wide extent of the pathologic process in this disease. There are over thirty-five causes of cellulitis of the face and neck, according to Stewart.1The most common are infections of teeth and tonsils, active before or after the removal of these infected organs. In more than 50 per cent of the cases the cellulitis is due to infection with the hemolytic streptococcus. The choice of treatment, a survey of recent literature shows, depends in large measure on the condition of the patient and on the location and spread of the infection when the patient is first examined. Resolution has been reported in cases with wet and dry hot packs,2hot irrigations, administration of sulfonamide compounds,3Keywords
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