El Azzaoui Kamal^1,2*, El Bahraouy Rabii^1,3, Louzi Lhoussain^1,2 and Sbiti Mohamed^1,3

¹Bacteriology Laboratory, Moulay Ismail Military Hospital of Meknes, Morocco
²Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohamed V University, Morocco
³Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah

*Corresponding Author: El Azzaoui Kamal, Bacteriology Laboratory, Moulay Ismail Military Hospital of Meknes, Morocco.

Received: September 04, 2025;; Published: September 15, 2025

Abstract

Vincent's angina causes necrotic ulcerative lesions of the oral mucous membranes and tonsils associated with fever, subangulo-maxillary lymphadenopathy, odynophagia and foul breath. It is favored by lack of oral hygiene, malnutrition and stress. Its diagnosis can be confused with other oropharyngeal infections. Due to the scarcity of studies on Vincent's angina, this work on a clinical case aims to broaden knowledge on this pathology and to show the role of the Gram examination in the diagnosis and therapeutic management.

Keywords: Vincent's Angina; Diagnosis; Direct Examination; Gram; Fuso-Spirillary Association

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Citation

Citation: El Azzaoui Kamal., et al. “Role of Direct Gram Examination in the Diagnosis of Vincent's Angina: About a Case".Acta Scientific Microbiology 8.10 (2025): 04-06.

Copyright

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