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Ludwig's angina Path.|ˈlʊdvɪgz ænˈdʒaɪnə|
[tr. mod.L. angina Ludovici, f. the name of W. F. von Ludwig (1790–1865), German surgeon, who described it in 1836.]
Severe inflammation of the tissues of the floor of the mouth (usu. caused by streptococci).
[1875Brit. Med. Jrnl. 25 Dec. 778/2 (heading) A note on Angina Ludovici. 1885Lancet 26 Sept. 571/2 (heading) Two cases of angina Ludovici. ] Ibid., Ludwig's angina is a name applied to the condition known as submaxillary cellulitis.1939Bull. Hist. Med. VII. 1124 Ludwig's Angina is a comparatively rare disease despite the fact that the disease picture is fairly well known to all students of medicine. 1971D. F. Mitchell et al. Oral Diagn. (ed. 2) xiv. 344 In this case, all of the spaces of the floor of the mouth (submandibular, sublingual, submental) are involved and the condition is called Ludwig's angina. |