Case of Ludwig's angina due to Corynebacterium diphtheriae from western Rajasthan, India-A case report of an uncommon presentation

Yashik Bansal; Sarika P Kombade; Vijaya Lakshmi Nag; Sourabha Kumar Patro

doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_684_19

Case of Ludwig's angina due to Corynebacterium diphtheriae from western Rajasthan, India-A case report of an uncommon presentation

J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Sep 30;8(9):3061-3063. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_684_19. eCollection 2019 Sep.

Authors

Yashik Bansal¹, Sarika P Kombade¹, Vijaya Lakshmi Nag¹, Sourabha Kumar Patro²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
² Department of Otorhinolaryngology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

Abstract

Corynebacterium diphtheriae is a toxin producing, classically noninvasive bacteria that causes diphtheria a vaccine-preventable disease mainly in children. With increasing vaccine cover, new spectrum of infections is increasingly seen involving invasive infections and nontoxigenic strains of C. diphtheriae. Here, we present a case of Ludwig's angina caused by C. diphtheriae in a 45-year-old female. Only Corynebacterium spp. have been previously reported in Ludwig's angina patients.

Keywords: Corynebacterium; Corynebacterium diphtheriae; Diphtheria; Ludwig's angina; submandibular abscess.

Publication types

Case Reports