Open AccessCase of Ludwig's angina due to Corynebacterium diphtheriae from western Rajasthan, India-A case report of an uncommon presentation
Author(s) -
Yashik Bansal,
Sarika P Kombade,
Vijaya Lakshmi Nag,
Sourabha Kumar Patro
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_684_19
Subject(s) - corynebacterium diphtheriae , medicine , diphtheria , angina , presentation (obstetrics) , corynebacterium , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , surgery , vaccination , bacteria , biology , genetics , myocardial infarction
Corynebacterium diphtheriae is a toxin producing, classically noninvasive bacteria that causes diphtheria a vaccine-preventable disease mainly in children. With increasing vaccine cover, new spectrum of infections is increasingly seen involving invasive infections and nontoxigenic strains of C. diphtheriae . Here, we present a case of Ludwig's angina caused by C. diphtheriae in a 45-year-old female. Only Corynebacterium spp. have been previously reported in Ludwig's angina patients.