Ludwig's angina after severe thrombocytopenic purpura associated with dengue fever
| Autor: | Maria Antonia Campos, Mário Lúcio Cerqueira Prota Junior, Carlos Augusto Gomes, Karina Peisino do Amaral, Diogo Campos Almeida |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 47, Iss 1, Pp 116-118 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-9849 0037-8682 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/0037-8682-0054-2013 |
| Popis: | Here, we report a case of Ludwig's angina, which required surgery because of toothache. The patient had dengue and severe thrombocytopenia as confirmed by clinical and laboratory diagnoses. However, dengue is not included among the predisposing factors for Ludwig's angina. |
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