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Infectious and Noninfectious Causes of Epiglottitis in Adults, Review of 24 Patients
Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2015 Objective:The present study reports the etiological differences, clinical features, management, and patient outcomes between infectious and noninfectious causes of epiglottitis in adult patients.Methods:The medical records of 24 patients with infectious ...
İsrafil Orhan +2 more
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Corticosteroids for the common cold [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: The common cold is a frequent illness, which, although benign and self limiting, results in many consultations to primary care and considerable loss of school or work days. Current symptomatic treatments have limited benefit.
Del Mar, Chris B. +5 more
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Aspergillus epiglottitis [PDF]
Cancer, 1983 A 21-year-old woman with acute lymphocytic leukemia developed clinical and radiographic signs of epiglottitis. Premortem and postmortem histologic studies showed invasive aspergillosis; Aspergillus flavus was grown in culture. The necrotizing nature of this infection is explained by the predilection of Aspergillus sp. for invasion of blood vessels. The
R, Bolivar +4 more
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Mucosal emphysematous head and neck infections: Scoping review and a case of emphysematous tonsillitis. [PDF]
Laryngoscope Investig OtolaryngolMucosal emphysematous infections of the head and neck are rare but potentially life‐threatening infections that can progress rapidly, resulting in airway compromise and sepsis, requiring swift intervention. This scoping review examines the existing research and gaps in knowledge in the field.
Moffatt C +4 more
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A Retrospective Cohort Study of Acute Epiglottitis in Adults
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2021 Introduction: Adult epiglottitis is a disease process distinct from pediatric epiglottitis in microbiology, presentation, and clinical course. While traditionally considered more indolent and benign than in children, adult epiglottitis remains a cause of
Patrick Felton +4 more
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Acute Epiglottitis Secondary to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2: A Case Report
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2023 Introduction: Acute epiglottis is a rapidly progressive, potentially life-threatening infection causing inflammation of the epiglottis and adjacent supraglottic structures.
Melissa Gunchenko +3 more
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Bilateral empyema secondary to Hemophilus influenzae epiglottitis
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2021 An empyema is a collection of pus in the pleural space, often due to aerobic bacteria, that requires drainage typically done with a small bore chest tube and fibrinolytics. The large majority of empyemas are unilateral.
Aleksandr Kalininskiy, Justin M. Weis
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Paraglottic and Pre-epiglottic Space Abscess in Adults: Report of Two Cases [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2020 Introduction: Acute epiglottitis or supraglottitis is a rapidly progressing upper respiratory tract infection that can often threaten the airway patency.
Giorgos Sideris +3 more
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Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2017 Epiglottitis is an uncommon but life-threatening disease. While the most common infectious causes are the typical respiratory pathogens, Pasteurella multocida is a rare causative organism. We present a case of P. multocida epiglottitis diagnosed by blood
Andrey Moyko +3 more
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The modern view on the epiglottitis treatment
Медицина неотложных состояний, 2023 Primary health care is defined as “primary contact, continuous, comprehensive, and coordinated care provided to the population without differentiation by gender, disease, or organ system”.
O.Ye. Kononov, M.A. Trishchynska
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