Anterolateral Thigh Flap for the Treatment of Sequelae of Ludwig's Angina: Case Report

Abstract

Ludwig's angina is a polymicrobial infectious process, most often of odontogenic origin, which requires early diagnosis and treatment and is aggravated by systemic diseases. Surgical procedures may be necessary, such as debridement and the creation of flaps for reconstruction. The anterolateral thigh flap is a free flap with numerous advantages, such as a large donor area and minimal functional sequelae. The objective of the present article is to report a severe case of Ludwig's angina in which an anterolateral thigh flap was used to treat the sequelae.

Keywords

biological tissue flaps - Ludwig's angina - microsurgery - plastic surgery - surgical flaps

Author's Contributions

OLLV: data analysis and/or interpretation, conceptualization, final manuscript approval, investigation, supervision, writing – original draft, and writing – review & editing; DAGS: final manuscript approval, supervision, and writing – review & editing; FML: conceptualization, data curation, final manuscript approval, and writing – original draft; KOS: study conception design, data curation, final manuscript approval, project administration, and visualization; BPP: study conception and design, final manuscript approval, project administration, and supervision; and JMSMJ: study conception and design, final manuscript approval, and investigation.

Ethical Approval

The present work was approved by the Ethics in Research Committee of Instituto Doutor José Frota, Brazil (CAAE: 68574223.7.0000.5047).

Patient Consent

Informed consent was obtained from the patient.

Publication History

Received: 04 March 2024

Accepted: 29 September 2024

Article published online:
27 January 2025

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