Skip to main content Accessibility help
×
Hostname: page-component-848d4c4894-m9kch Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-06-03T08:54:33.427Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

44 - Adult and Pediatric Epiglottis

from Section 6 - Airway Emergencies and Special Situations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2017

D. John Doyle
Affiliation:
Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi
Basem Abdelmalak
Affiliation:
Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
Get access
Type
Chapter
Information
Clinical Airway Management
An Illustrated Case-Based Approach
, pp. 232 - 234
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2000

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Davies, P, Chapman, S, Leask, J. Antivaccination activists on the world wide web. Arch Dis Child. 2002 Jul;87(1):22–5.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Harris, C, Sharkey, L, Koshy, G, Simler, N, Karas, JA. A rare case of acute epiglottitis due to Staphylococcus aureus in an adult. Infect Dis Rep. 2012 Jan 2;4(1):e3.Google Scholar
Kagedan, DJ, Haasz, M, Kumar Chadha, N, Vinod Mehta, S. Epiglottitis as a presentation of leukemia in an adolescent. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014 Oct;30(10):733–5.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Grover, C. Images in clinical medicine. “Thumb sign” of epiglottitis. N Engl J Med. 2011 Aug 4;365(5):447.Google Scholar
Hung, TY, Li, S, Chen, PS, Wu, LT, Yang, YJ, Tseng, LM, Chen, KC, Wang, TL, Hung, TY. Bedside ultrasonography as a safe and effective tool to diagnose acute epiglottitis. Am J Emerg Med. 2011 Mar;29(3):359.Google Scholar
Scheidemandel, HH. Did George Washington die of quinsy? Arch Otolaryngol. 1976 Sep;102(9):519–21.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Agnoletti, V, Tenti, G, Piraccini, E, Corso, RM, Leprotti, E, Vicini, C, Gambale, G. Successful combined use of videolaryngoscopy and pediatric stylet in an adult case of acute epiglottitis. J Emerg Med. 2013 Mar;44(3):674–5.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Kenth, J, Mumtaz, T. A novel case of adult, acute epiglottitis successfully treated with noninvasive ventilation. A A Case Rep. 2014 Mar 1;2(5):55–6.Google ScholarPubMed
Youngs, PJ. Sevoflurane induction and acute epiglottitis. Anaesthesia. 1999 Mar;54(3):301.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Wick, F, Ballmer, PE, Haller, A. Acute epiglottis in adults. Swiss Med Wkly. 2002 Oct 12;132(37–38):541–7.Google Scholar

Save book to Kindle

To save this book to your Kindle, first ensure coreplatform@cambridge.org is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.

Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.

Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.

Available formats
×

Save book to Dropbox

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Dropbox.

Available formats
×

Save book to Google Drive

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Google Drive.

Available formats
×