A rare case of necrotising epiglottitis

We report a case of an acute necrotizing supraglottitis in a healthy patient. Only seven cases of necrotizing epiglottitis/supraglottitis have been reported in medical literature; all in immunocompromised patients. The features and characteristics of necrotizing epiglottitis are discussed with revie...

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Autores principales: Klcova, J, Mathankumara, S, Morar, P, Belloso, A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JSCR Publishing Ltd 2011
Materias:
Head & Neck Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649203/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24950560
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2011.2.5
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author Klcova, J
Mathankumara, S
Morar, P
Belloso, A
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description We report a case of an acute necrotizing supraglottitis in a healthy patient. Only seven cases of necrotizing epiglottitis/supraglottitis have been reported in medical literature; all in immunocompromised patients. The features and characteristics of necrotizing epiglottitis are discussed with review of all previously reported cases.
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spelling pubmed-36492032013-05-14 A rare case of necrotising epiglottitis Klcova, J Mathankumara, S Morar, P Belloso, A J Surg Case Rep Head & Neck Surgery We report a case of an acute necrotizing supraglottitis in a healthy patient. Only seven cases of necrotizing epiglottitis/supraglottitis have been reported in medical literature; all in immunocompromised patients. The features and characteristics of necrotizing epiglottitis are discussed with review of all previously reported cases. JSCR Publishing Ltd 2011-02-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3649203/ /pubmed/24950560 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2011.2.5 Text en © JSCR
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A rare case of necrotising epiglottitis
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title_short A rare case of necrotising epiglottitis
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649203/
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