Clinical characteristics and treatment of acute epiglottitis: A retrospective study of 28 cases
Journal of Acute Disease, 2020 Objective: To evaluate the clinical profiles, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with acute epiglottitis at a tertiary care teaching hospital of eastern India.
Santosh Kumar Swain +2 more
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End-stage renal disease as a risk factor for epiglottitis: a population-based cohort study in Taiwan
BMJ Open, 2020 Objectives Patients with uremia are prone to infection; however, end-stage renal disease (ESRD) as a risk factor for acute epiglottitis warrants study.
Yao-Hsu Yang +9 more
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Refractory and Relapsing Laryngeal Edema Possibly Associated With Chronic Tonsillitis and Mycoplasma Infection, Requiring Reintubation and Tracheostomy [PDF]
Case Reports in MedicineRelapsing epiglottitis has rarely been reported, and its etiology is not well established. A 44-year-old previously healthy Japanese man presented with a quickly progressing choking sensation.
Yutaka Tsukamoto +9 more
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Double thumb sign in a case of epiglottitis
Radiology Case Reports, 2021 Epiglottitis is a potentially life-threatening condition that requires quick and accurate diagnoses. The gold standard for diagnosis is for laryngoscopic visualisation of the epiglottis. However, this may not be well-tolerated in a patient with impending
Joan Lee, MBBS +2 more
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Adult Epiglottitis as an Often Overlooked, Life-threatening Condition Requiring Special Airway Consideration; a Case Report [PDF]
Archives of Academic Emergency MedicineAfter the implementation of vaccination against Haemophilus Influenza Type B (Hib), adult patients comprise the majority of patients with acute epiglottitis.
Hamzah Adel Ramawad +2 more
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Does patients' age predict their clinical outcomes following non-infectious epiglottitis? A systematic review. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundNon-infectious epiglottitis, an infrequent but significant condition, presents challenges in airway management and treatment due to its potential for rapid progression.ObjectiveTo analyze differences in clinicodemographic characteristics ...
Alaa Safia +9 more
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EBV associated epiglottitis in an immunocompetent child [PDF]
BMC PediatricsBackground The article presents a case report of subacute epiglottitis in a healthy three-year-old child, secondary to Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infection.
Sharareh Babaei, Azin Momeni
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Pasteurella multocida epiglottitis: A case report
JEM Reports, 2023 Background: Acute epiglottitis is a life-threatening condition usually caused by streptococcal or staphylococcal species. It is rarely caused by Pasteurella multocida, which is an oropharyngeal commensal in cats and dogs, and is usually responsible for ...
Laura Sofoulis, Blake Dawson, Tuan Pham
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Medical Journal of Australia, 1988 Adult epiglottitis is a disease that is well known to otolaryngologists, but is less commonly encountered in general medical practice. It is being recognized with increasing frequency, and in many respects is different from paediatric epiglottitis.
J C, Warden, M M, Fisher
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Acute epiglottitis caused by COVID-19: A systematic review
Biomolecules and biomedicine, 2023 The COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial population infections worldwide. COVID-19 has been reported to cause acute epiglottitis (AE); nonetheless, COVID-19-related AE is poorly understood by healthcare workers because of the disease’s low occurrence.
Xiangming Meng +2 more
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