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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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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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Beware of thermal epiglottis! A case report describing ‘teapot syndrome’
BMC Anesthesiology, 2018 Background The type of scalding injury known as ‘teapot syndrome’, where hot liquid is grabbed by the child with the aim of ingestion and falls over a child causing burns on the face, upper thorax and arms, is known to cause peri-oral and facial oedema ...
V. Verhees +4 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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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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Epiglottitis in Canada: A Multiregional Review
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1990 Epiglottitis is an acute, life threatening infection usually caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b. Although antibiotic therapy is an important part of management, the optimal route and duration is unknown.
Barbara J Law +12 more
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Acute Epiglottitis Due to COVID-19 Infection
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2021 A 53-year-old man presented acutely to the Accident and Emergency department with a 2-day history of progressive odynophagia and shortness of breath. The patient had stridor at rest and acute epiglottitis was suspected.
Jonathan Emberey +6 more
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Antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory infections among children in rural China: a cross-sectional study of outpatient prescriptions [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Overuse of antibiotics contributes to the development of antimicrobial resistance. Objective: This study aims to assess the condition of antibiotic use at health facilities at county, township and village levels in rural Guangxi, China ...
Alves Galvao MG +45 more
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Allergy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Hereditary angioedema (HAE) with C1 inhibitor deficiency is a rare disease characterized by unpredictable episodes of tissue swelling (angioedema), which, in most cases, occur first under the age of 18 years, and entail a significant burden of disease not only for the patients but also for their families.
Henriette Farkas +128 more
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