PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Ludwig’s angina is a form of severe diffuse cellulitis that presents an acute onset and spreads rapidly, bilaterally affecting the submandibular, sublingual and submental spaces resulting in a state of emergency. Early diagnosis and immediate treatment planning could be a life-saving procedure.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ludwig angina is a bilateral infection of the floor of the mouth that consists of three compartments: the submandibular, sublingual, and submental spaces (figure 1). It was first described by the German physician, Wilhelm Frederick von Ludwig in 1836.

Detailed explanation-3: -Submandibular space infection is a rapidly spreading, bilateral, indurated cellulitis occurring in the suprahyoid soft tissues, the floor of the mouth, and both sublingual and submaxillary spaces without abscess formation. Although not a true abscess, it resembles one clinically and is treated similarly.

Detailed explanation-4: -Symptoms of Ludwig’s angina The symptoms include swelling of the tongue, neck pain, and breathing problems. Ludwig’s angina often follows a tooth infection or other infection or injury in the mouth. The symptoms include: pain or tenderness in the floor of your mouth, which is underneath your tongue.