Bacterial epiglottitis superimposed on oropharyngeal cancer: A case report
Cancer Reports, 2023 Background Patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy are placed in an immunocompromised state worth consideration in the event of potential airway compromise, especially when superimposed on an airway‐obstructing tumor.
Michael C. Larkins +5 more
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Epiglottis microflora of adult patients with acute epiglottitis
Annals of Mechnikov's Institute, 2020 Introduction. Nowadays acute infectious-inflammatory processes of upper respiratory tract, including acute epiglottitis retain a high proportion among human pathology.
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Association of Secondhand Smoke Exposure with Pediatric Invasive Bacterial Disease and Bacterial Carriage: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2012 Background: A number of epidemiologic studies have observed an association between secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure and pediatric invasive bacterial disease (IBD) but the evidence has not been systematically reviewed.
Ezzati, Majid +3 more
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Acute epiglottitis as the initial presentation of pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal, 2009 We report a case of a 5-year old girl, who initially presented with acute epiglottitis, sepsis and multi-organ failure. She was subsequently diagnosed as having Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Charuvanij Sirirat, Houghton Kristin M
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Acute epiglottitis in adults: Retrospective study in a tertiary hospital
Revista Portuguesa Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço, 2023 Epiglottitis is an acute inflammatory process of the supraglottic region, potentially fatal due to the risk of airway obstruction. We performed a retrospective study of adults admitted with epiglottitis in a tertiary hospital, between 2017 and 2022 ...
Rita Peça +4 more
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Sequential intravenous-oral amoxycillin/clavulanate (Augmentin) therapy in paediatric hospital practice [PDF]
, 2017 The efficacy and safety of intravenous and sequential intravenous-oral clavulanate-potentiated amoxycillin therapy was evaluated in 71 hospitalized paediatric patients, one month to 16 years of age.
Pfenninger, Jürg +2 more
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The work undertaken by mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care : a qualitative meta-ethnography of survivors' experiences [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Mechanical ventilation is a routine intervention for the critically ill but patients' experiences of this intervention are largely hidden from clinicians.
Astin, F, Carruthers, H, Gomersall, T
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Case Reports in Pediatrics, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.This article presents a rare case of a five‐year‐old pediatric patient who refused all oral intake, including swallowing saliva, for 1 week following general anesthesia for dental surgery. The patient was hospitalized for further investigation and nutritional support.
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An Atypical Cause of an Epiglottic Abscess
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2019 An epiglottic abscess is a rare complication of acute epiglottitis and is life threatening. We describe a case report of a diabetic adult male, who presented with an epiglottic abscess.
Muneera Rabeea +2 more
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Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis bacteremia in type 1 diabetes mellitus: an infectious trigger? [PDF]
, 2008 Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) is the established cause of paratuberculosis in ruminants (i.e., Johne disease). The bacterium is shed in the milk of infected cows and survives pasteurization.
Paccagnini, Daniela +2 more
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