Open AccessParapharyngeal and floor‐of‐mouth abscess secondary to tonsillar phlegmon: A rare and unusual cause of Ludwig's angina
Author(s) -
Tailor Bhavesh V.,
Devakumar Haran,
Myuran Tharsika,
Ioannidis Dimitrios
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6325
Subject(s) - medicine , peritonsillar abscess , phlegmon , cellulitis , odynophagia , abscess , tonsillitis , surgery , dermatology , radiology , pathology , dysphagia
We present an unusual case of Ludwig's angina secondary to a left tonsillar phlegmon in a previously fit and well 50‐year‐old woman. This tonsillar phlegmon spread along the peritonsillar/parapharyngeal plane to cause a diffuse cellulitis and collection in the submental, sublingual, and submandibular spaces despite empirical intravenous antibiotic therapy.