A fatal case of Ludwig's angina and mediastinitis caused by an unusual microorganism, Gemella morbillorum

Danai Sofianou From the Department of Clinical Microbiology, Hippokration, University Hospital, Thessaloniki

Maria Peftoulidou Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Unit, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki

Evangelos N. Manolis Department of Basic Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Efthimios Sofianos Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Unit, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki

Athanassios Tsakris Department of Basic Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Athens, Athens, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]

Abstract

We present a case of Ludwig's angina in a 48-y-old immunocompetent male caused by an unusual pathogen, Gemella morbillorum. The infection was complicated with mediastinitis and despite aggressive management of the disease the patient died after 12 d of hospitalization. This is the first reported case of Ludwig's angina caused by G. morbillorum and emphasizes that the disease remains a potentially lethal infection.

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