Journal article
Dermatomyositis presenting with Ludwig's angina
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, Vol.63(1), pp.21-24
1987
DOI: 10.1016/0030-4220(87)90334-3
PMID: 3468463
Abstract
An interesting case of a patient with dermatomyositis and a superimposed Ludwig's angina is presented. Dermatomyositis is a disease that is poorly understood and has many presenting characteristics similar to facial cellulitis and infection. In the present case the rapid progression of the clinical course necessitated prompt intervention. It was virtually impossible to differentiate between signs of dermatomyositis and an infectious process. No clear cause of the facial swelling was determined, but it was presumably from an ulcerative lesion in the floor of the mouth.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Dermatomyositis presenting with Ludwig's angina
- Creators
- Kirk L. Fridrich - University of IowaRonald W. Taylor - University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsRobert A.J. Olson
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, Vol.63(1), pp.21-24
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/0030-4220(87)90334-3
- PMID
- 3468463
- ISSN
- 0030-4220
- eISSN
- 1878-2175
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1987
- Academic Unit
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984367753802771
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