口こう底てい蜂ほう窩か織しき炎えん

noun

phlegmon of the floor of the mouth; Ludwig's angina

Medical term for a severe, rapidly spreading infection of the soft tissues in the floor of the mouth. Often referred to as Ludwig's angina in English medical contexts.

• 口こう底てい蜂ほう窩か織しき炎えんは、早そう期きの抗こう生せい物ぶっ質しつ投とう与よと外げ科か的てきドレナージが必ひつ要ようとなることが多おおい。

  Ludwig's angina often requires early antibiotic administration and surgical drainage.