Ludwig’s angina

Introduction: Ludwig’s angina

Description of Ludwig’s angina

Ludwig’s angina: Severe inflammation of the glands under the jaw and the resulting swelling may make swallowing and breathing difficult.

Ludwig’s angina: Severe cellulitis of the submaxillary space with secondary involvement of the sublingual and submental space. It usually results from infection in the lower molar area or from a penetrating injury to the mouth floor. (From Dorland, 27th ed).
Source: MeSH 2007

Ludwig’s angina: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Ludwig’s angina:

• Ludwig
• Angina (41 causes)
• Angina pain
• Inflammation
• Glands
• Jaw
• Jaw symptoms (902 causes)
• Jaw disease

Hierarchical classifications of Ludwig’s angina

The following list attempts to classify Ludwig’s angina into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
  • Infection
    • Ludwig's Angina

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Stomatognathic Diseases
  • Mouth Diseases
    • Ludwig's Angina

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