From Toothache to Tragedy: Liam's Battle With Ludwig's Angina
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- Šmykľavka: 1
- "From toothache to tragedy: Liam's battle with Ludwig's Angina"
- Šmykľavka: 2
- FRIENDLY CARE DENTAL CLINIC
- "Liam, is a 33-year-old guy who had always been healthy. Except for his type 1 diabetes, which he managed like a pro."
- Šmykľavka: 3
- "No worries, Liam. We’ll have that tooth out in no time."
- "Doc, this molar has been giving me trouble for days."
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- "Liam’s extraction went smoothly. Or so it seemed..."
- Šmykľavka: 5
- "It’s weird... my face is swelling, and it’s getting worse."
- "You should go to the ER, Liam."
- Two days later.
- Šmykľavka: 6
- "I can’t swallow, and breathing is getting hard."
- "What’s your chief complaint?"
- "Severe swelling in my neck and difficulty swallowing."
- Šmykľavka: 7
- "Radiographic findings revealed bilateral submandibular swelling consistent with cellulitis. The dentist's extraction had triggered Ludwig’s Angina."
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- Heart 140bpmRespiratory Rate 28/minBP 220/120mmHgTemperature 39C
- "The infection didn’t go away. It spread — fast. Breathing became almost impossible."
- Šmykľavka: 9
- "We need to act now. His airway is closing up! Emergency tracheostomy!"
- Šmykľavka: 10
- "With time running out, they performed a tracheostomy to save his airway and began draining the infection."
- Šmykľavka: 11
- "You’re stable now, Liam. The antibiotics are working. You’re going to be okay."
- "Liam survived. The infection was stopped, and he was on the road to recovery."
- Šmykľavka: 12
- "Ludwig’s Angina. Is a rare but dangerous infection. First described in 1836, it can turn something as simple as a tooth extraction into a life-threatening event."
- A 19th-century German doctor, Karl Friedrich Wilhelm von Ludwig, examining a patient with a swollen neck
- Šmykľavka: 13
- "Thanks to modern medicine, what was once fatal is now treatable. But Ludwig’s Angina is a reminder: even in today’s world, some shadows still lurk in the background."
- Šmykľavka: 14
- "Good oral hygiene also avoids painful problems like tooth decay and infections. A little prevention goes a long way — and keeps serious issues, like Ludwig’s Angina, at bay."
- Šmykľavka: 15
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