Acute epiglottitis – A life-threatening clinical entity
Acute epiglottitis (AE) is an acute inflammatory life-threatening clinical condition which can lead to obstruction of the airway. AE is a bacterial infection of the supraglottic structures. Breathing difficulties are often thought of as a strong predictor of the intervention to the airway. AE is con...
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| author | Santosh Kumar Swain Nibi Shajahan Priyanka Debta |
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| description | Acute epiglottitis (AE) is an acute inflammatory life-threatening clinical condition which can lead to obstruction of the airway. AE is a bacterial infection of the supraglottic structures. Breathing difficulties are often thought of as a strong predictor of the intervention to the airway. AE is considered an emergency due to the chance for airway narrowing. Clinical presentations are alone insufficient for the diagnosis of AE. Fibreoptic nasopharyngolaryngoscopic examination should be performed as soon as possible for confirmation of diagnosis. As AE is a life-threatening infection, it warrants immediate diagnosis and treatment. Antibiotics are the mainstay of the initial treatment along with corticosteroids which act as potential adjuncts. This review article describes the aetiopathology, epidemiology, clinical presentations, diagnosis and current treatment of AE. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4724af1c2d1d4850845652db91a570f82022-12-22T03:43:03ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Clinical and Scientific Research2277-57062277-83572020-01-019211011510.4103/JCSR.JCSR_120_19Acute epiglottitis – A life-threatening clinical entitySantosh Kumar SwainNibi ShajahanPriyanka DebtaAcute epiglottitis (AE) is an acute inflammatory life-threatening clinical condition which can lead to obstruction of the airway. AE is a bacterial infection of the supraglottic structures. Breathing difficulties are often thought of as a strong predictor of the intervention to the airway. AE is considered an emergency due to the chance for airway narrowing. Clinical presentations are alone insufficient for the diagnosis of AE. Fibreoptic nasopharyngolaryngoscopic examination should be performed as soon as possible for confirmation of diagnosis. As AE is a life-threatening infection, it warrants immediate diagnosis and treatment. Antibiotics are the mainstay of the initial treatment along with corticosteroids which act as potential adjuncts. This review article describes the aetiopathology, epidemiology, clinical presentations, diagnosis and current treatment of AE.http://www.jcsr.co.in/article.asp?issn=2277-5706;year=2020;volume=9;issue=2;spage=110;epage=115;aulast=Swainacute epiglottitisairway obstructionstridorsupraglottitis |
| spellingShingle | Santosh Kumar Swain Nibi Shajahan Priyanka Debta Acute epiglottitis – A life-threatening clinical entity Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research acute epiglottitis airway obstruction stridor supraglottitis |
| title | Acute epiglottitis – A life-threatening clinical entity |
| title_full | Acute epiglottitis – A life-threatening clinical entity |
| title_fullStr | Acute epiglottitis – A life-threatening clinical entity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute epiglottitis – A life-threatening clinical entity |
| title_short | Acute epiglottitis – A life-threatening clinical entity |
| title_sort | acute epiglottitis a life threatening clinical entity |
| topic | acute epiglottitis airway obstruction stridor supraglottitis |
| url | http://www.jcsr.co.in/article.asp?issn=2277-5706;year=2020;volume=9;issue=2;spage=110;epage=115;aulast=Swain |
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