Ludwig's angina in the pediatric population

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 583-587

  Lin, Harrison W ^a,b   O'Neill, Allison ^c   Cunningham, Michael J ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Ludwig's angina; Pediatric; Submandibular; Submental

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G;

CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSULTATION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; LUDWIG ANGINA; NASOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; NOTE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ALGORITHMS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LUDWIG'S ANGINA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67249133675     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922809333095     Document Type: Note

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