Acute epiglottitis as a cause of airway obstruction in an adult patient

被引：2
|
作者：
Kuppens, SPM
van de Wetering, J
Boerma, EC [1 ]
机构：
[1] Hosp Gooi Noord, Dept Intens Care, NL-1250 CA Blaricum, Netherlands
[2] Hosp Gooi Noord, Dept Internal Med, NL-1250 CA Blaricum, Netherlands
来源：
NETHERLANDS JOURNAL OF MEDICINE | 2000年 / 56卷 / 05期
关键词：
epiglottitis; adult; Streptococcus pneumoniae; airway management;
D O I：
10.1016/S0300-2977(00)00014-0
中图分类号：
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要：
Epiglottitis in adults is a dangerous infectious disease with a rising incidence and potential fatal complications as illustrated in this case report. Like in children, skilled and aggressive airway protection with appropriate antibiotic therapy have been effective in reducing mortality. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B,V, All rights reserved.
引用
收藏
页码：190 / 192
页数：3
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [1] ACUTE EPIGLOTTITIS COMPLICATED WITH PHARYNGEAL ABSCESS AND RECURRENT ACUTE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION IN AN ADULT
    Dabare, Mahesha
    SRI LANKAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY, 2011, 19 (01): : 47 - 50
  • [2] FIBROBRONCHOSCOPIC GUIDANCE FOR LOWER AIRWAY MANAGEMENT IN AN ADULT PATIENT WITH ACUTE EPIGLOTTITIS
    Fuentes Cano, S.
    Sanchez Garcia, D.
    Vega Cuadri, A.
    Fuentes Cano, M.
    REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ANESTESIOLOGIA Y REANIMACION, 2008, 55 (07): : 448 - 449
  • [3] ACUTE UPPER AIRWAY-OBSTRUCTION - CROUP AND EPIGLOTTITIS
    DAVIS, HW
    GARTNER, JC
    GALVIS, AG
    MICHAELS, RH
    MESTAD, PH
    PEDIATRIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA, 1981, 28 (04) : 859 - 880
  • [4] Acute Epiglottitis in a Diabetic Adult Patient
    Ma, Jia-Gui
    An, Jian-Xiong
    CHINESE MEDICAL JOURNAL, 2018, 131 (01) : 109 - 110
  • [5] Acute Epiglottitis in a Diabetic Adult Patient
    Ma Jia-Gui
    An Jian-Xiong
    中华医学杂志英文版, 2018, 131 (01) : 109 - 110
  • [6] Pasteurella multocida as a cause of acute adult epiglottitis
    Jenkins, WA
    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, 1997, 15 (03): : 323 - 323
  • [7] VALLECULA ANGIOLEIOMYOMA - UNUSUAL CAUSE OF ACUTE ADULT AIRWAY-OBSTRUCTION
    EVANS, KL
    LOWE, DG
    KEENE, MH
    JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY, 1990, 104 (04): : 341 - 343
  • [8] Acute airway obstruction - an unusual cause
    Williamson, D
    Llewellyn, T
    JOURNAL OF ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY MEDICINE, 1999, 16 (02): : 157 - 157
  • [9] Thermal epiglottitis: Acute airway obstruction caused by ingestion of hot food
    Inaguma, Yosuke
    Matsui, Satoshi
    Kusumoto, Mayumi
    Kurosawa, Hiroshi
    Tanaka, Ryojiro
    PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL, 2019, 61 (09) : 927 - 929
  • [10] Adult supraglottitis: an important cause of airway obstruction
    Dixon, J
    Black, JJM
    JOURNAL OF ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY MEDICINE, 1998, 15 (02): : 114 - 115
12345