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[Bilateral recurrent nerve paralysis secondary to Ludwig's angina]
E Calvo Boizas1, A Rodríguez Gutiérrez, C Diego Pérez
1Servicio de ORL y Patología Cérvico-Facial, Hospital Virgen de la Vega, Salamanca, Salamanca, 37007, España.
Acta Otorrinolaringologica Espanola
|April 27, 1999
Abstract:
Although the incidence of Ludwig's angina has diminished, it still occurs. This disease can have life-threatening complications, including deep neck infection and mediastinitis. We report a case of Ludwig's angina with bilateral vocal cord paralysis secondary to cervical spread of infection.