Adult acute epiglottitis

Acute epiglottitis is a disease of rapid onset and progression of symptoms and has been well described in children. The importance of being aware of this diagnosis is to prevent an acute upper airway obstruction that can be potentially fatal. Here we describe two cases of adult acute epiglottitis wh...

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Main Authors: Arumainathan, Usha Devi, Siow, S. C., Subha, Sethu Thakachy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2002
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12949/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12949/1/Adult%20acute%20epiglottitis.pdf
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author Arumainathan, Usha Devi
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Subha, Sethu Thakachy
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description Acute epiglottitis is a disease of rapid onset and progression of symptoms and has been well described in children. The importance of being aware of this diagnosis is to prevent an acute upper airway obstruction that can be potentially fatal. Here we describe two cases of adult acute epiglottitis where the patients had severe symptoms of sorethroat but a normal looking oropharynx.
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spelling upm-129492015-12-09T06:49:22Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12949/ Adult acute epiglottitis Arumainathan, Usha Devi Siow, S. C. Subha, Sethu Thakachy Acute epiglottitis is a disease of rapid onset and progression of symptoms and has been well described in children. The importance of being aware of this diagnosis is to prevent an acute upper airway obstruction that can be potentially fatal. Here we describe two cases of adult acute epiglottitis where the patients had severe symptoms of sorethroat but a normal looking oropharynx. Malaysian Medical Association 2002-06 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12949/1/Adult%20acute%20epiglottitis.pdf Arumainathan, Usha Devi and Siow, S. C. and Subha, Sethu Thakachy (2002) Adult acute epiglottitis. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 57 (2 ). pp. 240-241. ISSN 0300-5283 http://www.e-mjm.org/2002/v57n2/Adult_Acute_Epiglottitis.pdf
spellingShingle Arumainathan, Usha Devi
Siow, S. C.
Subha, Sethu Thakachy
Adult acute epiglottitis
title Adult acute epiglottitis
title_full Adult acute epiglottitis
title_fullStr Adult acute epiglottitis
title_full_unstemmed Adult acute epiglottitis
title_short Adult acute epiglottitis
title_sort adult acute epiglottitis
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12949/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12949/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12949/1/Adult%20acute%20epiglottitis.pdf