Annals of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (ISSN 2835-7132) | Volume 4, Issue 3 | Case Report | Open Access
James Gates*
Swanson, Derek1, Cheng, Kristie1, Gates, James2*
1Resident, Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery, University Of Pennsylvania, USA
2Assistant Professor, Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery, University Of Pennsylvania, USA
*Correspondence to: James Gates
Fulltext PDFAlthough Wilhelm Friedrich von Ludwig who was a court physician to the king of Württemberg described the now well-known condition of Ludwig’s angina in 1836, it was not until the early twentieth century that the correlation between dental (odontogenic) infections and life-threatening manifestations of the head and neck region were established [1-6]. The incidence, severity, morbidity, and mortality of odontogenic-related head and neck infections have declined significantly over the past 60 years, largely impart to the principles of treatment substantiated by Dr. Ashbel Williams and Dr. Walter Guralnick, most notably consisting of early establishment of a secure airway in addition to early and aggressive surgical intervention [4-10]. Appropriate management of infections of the head and neck, particularly Ludwig’s angina, require fundamental knowledge of complex head and neck anatomy, ultimately allowing for an understanding of the potential deep spaces created by the fascial planes of the head and neck through which infections can progress [7].
Derek Swanson, Kristie Cheng, James Gates. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Ludwig's Angina. Annal of Otol Head and Neck Surg. 2025;4(3):1-8.