Lymphangioma of the tongue presenting as Ludwig’s angina

Lymphangioma of the Tongue - A Case Report and Review of Literature

“…Complications related to infection can occasionally result in Ludwig's angina associated with an infected base of the tongue lymphangioma [15]. Seroma formation, Infections, minor bleeding, recurrent cellulitis, and lymph fluid leakage are some of the few postoperative complications of oral and cervical lymphangioma [16].…”

Treatment of hemorrhagic lymphatic malformation of the tongue with a pulsed-dye laser

“…1,2 Complications may include infection, hemorrhage, ulceration, painful deglutition, speech impairment, orthodontic or orofacial deformity, and respiratory or digestive tract obstruction. [3][4][5] Medical therapy for inflammation from infection or trauma include oral corticosteroids, enzymes, antibiotics, 6 and the use of protective mouthguards. 7 Surgical treatments include partial glossectomy, [8][9][10] cryotherapy, transfixation, 11 sclerotherapy, 12 superselective microembolization with 13 or without 14 neodynium-yttrium-aluminium garnet laser photocoagulation, radiofrequency ablation, 15 radiation, 16 CO 2 laser destruction, 17 and in-column electrocoagulation.…”

Ludwig?s Angina: Paediatric Case Report and Literature Review

“…A two month-old infant developed LA two days following endotracheal intubation [8], although the exact source of infection was not established and may have been secondary to overwhelming streptococcal septicaemia. A six year-old girl with a previously undiagnosed lymphangioma of the tongue developed LA secondary to local infection [9] and one child had preceding nasal trauma [10].…”

“…Three children had staphylococcal species isolated, two cases of Staphylococcus aureus [1,9] and one of coagulase-negative staphylococcus identified on a nasal swab culture as part of a mixed bacterial and HSV infection [11]. Anaerobic organisms were isolated in only two cases, both as mixed growth in association with streptococcal species from deep wound swabs [1,15].…”