Role of Direct Gram Examination in the Diagnosis of Vincent's Angina: About a Case

Vincent's angina causes necrotic ulcerative lesions of the oral mucous membranes and tonsils associated with fever, subangulomaxillary 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.