Varicella-Associated Acute Supraglottitis

Varicella-Associated Acute Supraglottitis

Acute bacterial supraglottitis is a well-recognized pediatric entity. There are reports in the literature of numerous supraglottic infections not limited to the usual organism, Haemophilus influenzae type b. We present a case of acute supraglottitis that is associated with varicella infection. [Nozi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of emergency medicine 1994-04, Vol.23 (4), p.888-890
Hauptverfasser: Nozicka, Charles A., Naidu, Shrinivas H., McFadden, John
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Airway Obstruction - etiology
Airway Obstruction - therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Chickenpox - complications
Child
Combined Modality Therapy
Critical Care
Female
Glottis
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Laryngitis - etiology
Laryngitis - therapy
Medical sciences
Viral diseases
Viral diseases with cutaneous or mucosal lesions and viral diseases of the eye
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Zusammenfassung:Acute bacterial supraglottitis is a well-recognized pediatric entity. There are reports in the literature of numerous supraglottic infections not limited to the usual organism, Haemophilus influenzae type b. We present a case of acute supraglottitis that is associated with varicella infection. [Nozicka CA, Naidu SH, McFadden J: Varicella-associated acute supraglottitis. Ann Emerg Med March 1994;23:888-890.]
ISSN:0196-0644
1097-6760
DOI:10.1016/S0196-0644(94)70330-2