On the other hand, failure of the epiglottis to invert can also create an obstacle for the food bolus leading to retention in the vallecula and dysphagia symptoms. This vallecular retention may result in cough, throat clearing, globus sensation, and even aspiration after the swallow. View ...
A high index of suspicion of bifid epiglottis should be raised in children with brachy-poly-syndactyly and clinical symptoms of upper airway obstruction.doi:10.1111/j.1442-200X.2010.03096.xBlackwell Publishing AsiaPediatrics InternationalTsurumi H, Ito M, Ishikura K, et al. Bifid epiglottis: ...
Bacterial pathogens like the group A Streptococci, Staphylococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, and Haemophilus parainfluenzae are the main causes in the occurrence of epiglottitis. Signs and Symptoms of Epiglottitis Fever Sore throat Odynophagia (painfulswallowing) Tachycardia (fast heart beat) Systemic...
A case of congenital cyst of epiglottis caused by severe upper respiratory tract obstruction The main clinical manifestations were respiratory distress,perioral cyanosis and Upper respiratory obstruction symptoms.The epiglottis opened by laryngosco... FX Li,YE Yin,LM Zhang - 《Journal of Clinical ...
Epiglottitis is characterized by an abrupt, explosive onset of symptoms that may progress rapidly to respiratory obstruction and death in a matter of hours in the absence ofairway controland medical management. The first symptoms include fever, often reaching 40° C. Shortly afterward, the child de...
COVID-19 infection is well documented to cause upper respiratory tract symptoms, and as such we believe that in the absence of any other positive microbiological investigations, it is highly likely that COVID-19 was the aetiological cause ofacute epiglottitisin this instance. ...
We report a very rare case of adenocarcinoma metastatic to the epiglottis and cervical lymph nodes that presented clinically with symptoms of dysphagia. Th... TJ Yeatman,MB Seagle,NJ Cassisi - 《Laryngoscope》 被引量: 5发表: 1986年 Two cases of neuroendocrine tumors of the epiglottis ulcerous...
The maxillofacial surgeon used her own 100-point scale [9] during the course of the observations of both the patient and the videofluoroscopic image of the swallowing act while keeping in mind the postoperative tissue damage, the compensatory mechanisms used by the patient, and the symptoms of ...
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this retrospective case series is to describe the epidemiology, symptoms and findings of acute epiglottitis in hospitalized patients after the introduction of the Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB) vaccine and to identify any symptoms or findings predictive of a prolonged hosp...
The main symptoms are pain, teeth mobility, or even difficulty in * Correspondence: acroce@unich.it; mimmocrescenzi@hotmail.it ENT Department, University 'G. D'Annunzio' of Chieti-Pescara, Hospital 'SS. Annunziata', Via dei Vestini, Chieti 66100, Italy chewing, usually when the tumor is ...