A. Haidary J.S. Leider R. Silbergleit SUMMARY: We report a case of a swallowed partial denture in a 51-year-old man who presented with progressive dysphagia, odynophagia, and fevers. Imaging studies were initially interpreted as supraglottitis with laryngeal inflammation, which was confirmed by direct visualization with flexible endoscopy. Despite appropriate therapy, the patient’s symptoms per...

The first aim in management is to establish a diagnosis rapidly and this is dependent on a good knowledge of the various possibilities. From a practical point of view it is vital to distinguish inflammation above the glottis (epiglottitis or supraglottitis) from inflammation at or below the glottis (laryngo-tracheobronchitis). A variety of organisms, both bacterial and viral, have replaced Cory...