"My Toothache Became an Infection That Nearly Killed Me" - Lauren Steussy
Had Mike Louisor let a recent sharp pain in his gums go much longer this past Father’s Day, he would have been dead within 48 hours. The toothache turned out to be Ludwig’s Angina, a rare condition where a tooth infection becomes so swollen it can suffocate the patient. “It was exactly what I saw in a text book,” said Sam Huh, MD, chief of otolaryngology at Mount Sinai Brooklyn. “In my experience, this is maybe the second time I’ve seen it. The last time was 20 years ago.”
— Sam Huh, MD, Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology, Chief, Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai Brooklyn