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Ludwig's angina is life-threatening diffuse cellulitis of the soft tissue of the floor of the mouth and neck. The condition was named after a German physician, Wilhelm Friedrich von Ludwig, who first described it in 1836. It involves three compartments of the floor of the mouth, sublingual, submental, and submandibular. Infection of the lower molars is the hallmark cause of true Ludwig’s angina. However, this term is frequently applied to any floor of the mouth infection with sublingual or submandibular space involvement.[1] It rapidly progresses to the surrounding tissues, leading to various potentially lethal complications, such as airway obstruction, aspiration pneumonia, and carotid arterial rupture or sheath abscess.[2] Therefore, early recognition and treatment, including airway protection, antibiotic therapy, and surgical drainage in well-established infections, are crucial.

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