Upper airway hematoma: An unusual presentation of acute upper airway obstruction
Acute upper airway obstruction secondary to supraglottic hematoma is a rare but life-threatening complication of oral anticoagulants, particularly with warfarin. Symptoms include sore throat, dysphagia, odynophagia, dysphonia, neck swelling, and dyspnea. We are reporting a case of an elderly male on...
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| description | Acute upper airway obstruction secondary to supraglottic hematoma is a rare but life-threatening complication of oral anticoagulants, particularly with warfarin. Symptoms include sore throat, dysphagia, odynophagia, dysphonia, neck swelling, and dyspnea. We are reporting a case of an elderly male on warfarin therapy who developed acute upper airway obstruction due to spontaneous supraglottic hemorrhage. Commonly reported sites of spontaneous bleeding are the sublingual and retropharyngeal spaces. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-44ead33d921146049919a6002675531c2022-12-21T18:52:53ZengElsevierRespiratory Medicine Case Reports2213-00712022-01-0136101612Upper airway hematoma: An unusual presentation of acute upper airway obstructionAdrita Ashraf0Mark Bannon1Chelsea Smith2Prashant Kaushik3Creticus Marak4Department of Medicine, Northeastern Health System, Tahlequah, OK, USADepartment of Medicine, Northeastern Health System, Tahlequah, OK, USADepartment of Medicine, Northeastern Health System, Tahlequah, OK, USADepartment of Medicine, Rheumatology, Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Tahlequah, OK, USADepartment of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Tahlequah, OK, USA; Corresponding author.Acute upper airway obstruction secondary to supraglottic hematoma is a rare but life-threatening complication of oral anticoagulants, particularly with warfarin. Symptoms include sore throat, dysphagia, odynophagia, dysphonia, neck swelling, and dyspnea. We are reporting a case of an elderly male on warfarin therapy who developed acute upper airway obstruction due to spontaneous supraglottic hemorrhage. Commonly reported sites of spontaneous bleeding are the sublingual and retropharyngeal spaces.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221300712200034XWarfarinHematomaUpper airway obstruction |
| spellingShingle | Adrita Ashraf Mark Bannon Chelsea Smith Prashant Kaushik Creticus Marak Upper airway hematoma: An unusual presentation of acute upper airway obstruction Respiratory Medicine Case Reports Warfarin Hematoma Upper airway obstruction |
| title | Upper airway hematoma: An unusual presentation of acute upper airway obstruction |
| title_full | Upper airway hematoma: An unusual presentation of acute upper airway obstruction |
| title_fullStr | Upper airway hematoma: An unusual presentation of acute upper airway obstruction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Upper airway hematoma: An unusual presentation of acute upper airway obstruction |
| title_short | Upper airway hematoma: An unusual presentation of acute upper airway obstruction |
| title_sort | upper airway hematoma an unusual presentation of acute upper airway obstruction |
| topic | Warfarin Hematoma Upper airway obstruction |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221300712200034X |
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