In acute epiglottitis, x-ray examination may circumvent any difficulty in visualizing the airway by direct inspection because of gross obstruction or an uncooperative patient. A lateral film of the soft tissues of the neck is diagnostically useful in evaluating the severity of obstruction and the ...
Introduction: Acute epiglottitis is a relatively uncommon disease in both children and adults. It can be a serious life threatening disease because of its potential for sudden upper airway obstruction. Objective: To determine the prevalence of acute epiglottitis and to find out its association with ...
Epiglottitis, acute laryngitis, and croup (acute laryngotracheobronchitis) are infections of the upper airway, affecting the epiglottis, larynx, and larynx and trachea, respectively. Epiglottitis is a bacterial infection, while viruses cause nearly all cases of acute laryngitis and croup. Acute laryngit...
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Acute Epiglottitis (AE), also known as acute infectious supraglottitis, primarily targets the epiglottis and its neighboring anatomical structures, positioning it as a prevalent yet potentially severe acute laryngeal inflammatory disorder within the realm of otolaryngology [1, 2]. Clinically, this condit...
She was admitted to the intensive care unit at the tertiary hospital with the combined diagnosis of epiglottitis and acute thyroiditis. At this time there was a non-tender 50 × 50 mm large lump to the side of the throat with no erythema. Heart frequency was 132 beats per minute and...
epiglottitis C. pneumonia D. chronic bronchitis SARS typically begins as a flulike syndrome followed after a few days by: a. increased exudates in the bronchial tree and pleural cavity b. productive cough and lobar consolidation c. interstitial...
Objective: We present our 10 years long experience on the clinical features and therapeutic management of acute epiglottitis. Patients and method: Fifty patients diagnosed as having acute epiglottitis, either by indirect laryngocopy, laryngoscopy, and radiological features on X-ray soft tissue neck (...
Conclusions: The diagnosis of acute epiglottitis in the adult population is difficult as respiratory distress may be absent. Patients who have a significant sore throat with no obvious aetiology should have direct visualization of their larynx by flexible laryngoscopy. Lateral X-ray of neck is of ...
Acuteepiglottitis (AE) isa potentially life-threatening infection ofthesupraglotticstructures, which can lead to sudden, fatalairway obstruction,[ 1 ] may require urgent trachealintubation or tracheotomy. However, thereare no putative predictors for urgentairway intervention inAE,and the timing to ...