TY - JOUR T1 - Ludwig’s angina JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 242 LP - 243 DO - 10.1136/emj.2003.012336 VL - 21 IS - 2 AU - K Saifeldeen AU - R Evans Y1 - 2004/03/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/21/2/242.abstract N2 - The case is described of an occurrence of Ludwig’s angina with advanced stage of the disease with progressive and rapid airway compromise and fatal consequence. A review of the literature is undertaken to gain a better understanding of the disease, and gives the opportunity for presenting a summary of the key issues regarding this dreaded disease, particularly the immediate management of it in the emergency department. ER -