%0 Journal Article %T Ludwig¡¯s Angina Complicated by Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis and Superimposed Candida mediastinitis: Case Report and Literature Review %A Lisa Dever %A MD %A Nilesh Tejura %A Rajendra Kapila %J - %D 2018 %R 10.18314/jdms.v1i1.1157 %X Ludwig¡¯s angina is a rapidly spreading infection of the floor of the mouth and neck. A rare and dreaded complication of Ludwig¡¯s angina is extension of the infection to the mediastinum. We describe a unique case of Ludwig¡¯s angina presenting with descending necrotizing mediastinitis, with the subsequent development of Candida albicans and Candida krusei mediastinitis %U https://www.gratisoa.org/journals/index.php/JDMS/article/view/1157