Acute Emphysematous Epiglottitis: A Case Report.
awake fiberoptic intubation
emphysematous
epiglottitis
rigid endoscopy
supraglottitis
Journal
The Laryngoscope
ISSN: 1531-4995
Titre abrégé: Laryngoscope
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8607378
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2023
10 2023
Historique:
revised:
07
02
2023
received:
08
11
2022
accepted:
27
02
2023
medline:
20
9
2023
pubmed:
18
3
2023
entrez:
17
3
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Epiglottitis is a bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract that can be rapidly progressive and life-threatening. Though predominantly seen in unvaccinated children, there seems to be a shift with the incidence of adult cases rising following the Haemophilus Influenza B (HiB) vaccine. There are several reports of epiglottitis manifesting as an abscess, but few cases report on the formation of an emphysematous abscess. Additionally, little is known on the bacterial etiology of such infections. Here, we present a case of a patient found to have acute emphysematous epiglottis managed with fiberoptic intubation, drainage, and culture of the abscess. Laryngoscope, 133:2747-2750, 2023.
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
2747-2750Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors. The Laryngoscope published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc.
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