Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry · 2018
A 42-year-old man was delivered to the hospital in the severe condition: inert, body temperature is 39.1°C, there is acutely painful infiltration of the mouth floor and submandibular area on the right. The skin over the infiltration is turgid and cyanotic. Palpation detects crepitus under the skin. What diagnosis can be made in this case?
Answer options
- Adenophlegmon of the mouth floor
- Actinomycosis of the mouth floor
- Odontogenic phlegmon of the mouth floor
- Malignant tumor of the mouth floor
- Ludwig’s angina (suppurative-necrotic phlegmon of the mouth floor)
Correct answer
Ludwig’s angina (suppurative-necrotic phlegmon of the mouth floor)
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