Ludwig's angina following frenuloplasty in an adolescent

Harrison W. Lin; Allison O'Neill; Reza Rahbar; Margaret L. Skinner

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.05.022

Ludwig's angina following frenuloplasty in an adolescent

Harrison W. Lin, Allison O'Neill, Reza Rahbar, Margaret L. Skinner

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Abstract

Ludwig's angina is a rapidly progressive cellulitis of the submandibular space and has the potential for significant upper airway obstruction. Most reported cases follow an odontogenic infection. We present the case of a 13-year-old girl who underwent a frenuloplasty to correct speech disturbances and subsequently developed a life-threatening infection of the floor of mouth. Immediate intubation, surgical decompression and antibiotic therapy successfully resolved the episode. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an iatrogenic Ludwig's angina attributable to a frenuloplasty performed for ankyloglossia. We briefly review the literature on ankyloglossia, pediatric Ludwig's angina and postoperative infections.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1313-1315
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume	73
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.05.022
State	Published - Sep 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Ankyloglossia
Frenuloplasty
Infection
Ludwig's angina
Pediatric

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Otorhinolaryngology

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