Ludwig’s angina in Somalia: clinical characteristics, emergency management, and outcomes from a tertiary academic referral center
Abdullahi Ahmed Ahmed, Salad Mohamud Mohamed Hassan, Ismail Mohamoud Abdullahi, Abdishakur Mohamed Abdirahman, Sahra Ali Yusuf · 2026
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Description
Ludwig's angina is a fast-spreading infection of the floor of the mouth that can choke off the airway. Abdullahi Ahmed Ahmed and co-authors review ninety patients treated for it over one year at a large teaching hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia. Most patients were men, and the average age was about thirty-nine. Nearly all infections started from teeth.
About half the patients needed surgery to drain the infection, while the rest recovered on intravenous antibiotics with close airway watching. Complications struck nearly half the group, most often blood poisoning. Nobody in the cohort died, a striking result for so dangerous an infection. Longer delays before arrival meant longer hospital stays. The authors call for better access to basic dental care and faster referrals.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Abdullahi Ahmed Ahmed, Salad Mohamud Mohamed Hassan, Ismail Mohamoud Abdullahi, Abdishakur Mohamed Abdirahman, Sahra Ali Yusuf |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |