Airway Obstruction Secondary to Emphysematous Epiglottitis: A Case Report
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Airway Obstruction Secondary to Emphysematous Epiglottitis: A Case Report
BACKGROUND Despite a shift in the epidemiology of epiglottitis following the introduction of the Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine, acute infectious epiglottitis continues to be a relatively common and potentially life-threatening infection in adults. Epiglottitis complicated by abscess is rare, and emphysematous abscess is even less common. Early diagnosis and intervention is paramount in ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Case Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1941-5923
DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.900334