Recurring epiglottitis in an adult

We report a case of recurring epiglottitis in an adult. The patient presented with complaints of a sore throat and fever. The presence of a muffled voice led to radiologic and indirect laryngoscopic examination confirming the diagnosis. The patient responded promptly to glucocorticoids and parentera...

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Published inAnnals of emergency medicine Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 441 - 444
Main Authors Guss, David A, Jackson, J Edward
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.04.1987
Elsevier
Subjects
Adult
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Emergency and intensive respiratory care
epiglottitis, recurrent
Glottis - physiopathology
Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use
Humans
Intensive care medicine
Laryngitis - drug therapy
Laryngitis - etiology
Laryngitis - physiopathology
Male
Medical sciences
Recurrence
epiglottitis, recurrent
Human
Epiglottitis
Recurrence
Acute
Adult
ENT disease
Respiratory intensive care
Larynx disease
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Summary:We report a case of recurring epiglottitis in an adult. The patient presented with complaints of a sore throat and fever. The presence of a muffled voice led to radiologic and indirect laryngoscopic examination confirming the diagnosis. The patient responded promptly to glucocorticoids and parenteral antibiotics. Over the ensuing six months, he was readmitted to the hospital on three separate occasions with recurrent symptoms and findings of epiglottitis. On each occasion, he responded promptly to therapy. An exhaustive investigation failed to reveal a cause for this unique occurrence of recurring disease.
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ISSN:0196-0644
1097-6760
DOI:10.1016/S0196-0644(87)80368-2