GeneCards Summary for CHAT Gene. CHAT (Choline O-Acetyltransferase) is a Protein Coding gene. Diseases associated with CHAT include Myasthenic Syndrome, Congenital, 6, Presynaptic and Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome With Episodic Apnea. Among its related pathways are Metabolism and Transmission across Chemical Synapses.
FREE subscriptions for doctors and students... click hereYou have 3 open access pages. Ludwig's angina is an acute cellulitis in the region of the submandibular gland. It is most commonly due to sepsis in the throat or mouth which migrates to the submandibular space.Occasionally, it may be the result of suppuration in the submandibular gland itself.1  it is necessary to consider the anatomy of the submandibular space in order to understand the pathophysiology of Ludwig's angina.t is most commonly due to sepsis in the throat or mouth which migrates to the submandibular space. Occasionally, it may be the result of suppuration in the submandibular gland itself. 1  it is necessary to consider the anatomy of the submandibular space in order to understand the pathophysiology of Ludwig's angina.
Description of Ludwig s angina. Ludwig s angina: Severe inflammation of the glands under the jaw and the resulting swelling may make swallowing and breathing difficult. Ludwig s angina: Severe cellulitis of the submaxillary space with secondary involvement of the sublingual and submental space.It usually results from infection in the lower molar area or from a penetrating injury to the mouth floor. (From Dorland, 27th ed).escription of Ludwig s angina. Ludwig s angina: Severe inflammation of the glands under the jaw and the resulting swelling may make swallowing and breathing difficult. Ludwig s angina: Severe cellulitis of the submaxillary space with secondary involvement of the sublingual and submental space.