Journal of laryngology and otology, 2003-12, Vol.117 (12), p.995-997
2003
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- Relapsing acute adult epiglottitis following hypophysectomy
- Ist Teil von
- Journal of laryngology and otology, 2003-12, Vol.117 (12), p.995-997
- Ort / Verlag
- Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2003
- Quelle
- MEDLINE
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- Adult epiglottitis is an uncommon disease that may become fatal because of sudden airway obstruction. Recurrent adult epiglottitis has been reported rarely in the literature. We present a case of relapsing epiglottitis in a patient with corticosteroid insufficiency secondary to pituitary surgery. It is the first case to highlight this infection occurring in a relapsing manner in a patient with pituitary-adrenocortical insufficiency on long-term steroid replacement therapy.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 0022-2151eISSN: 1748-5460DOI: 10.1258/002221503322683948Titel-ID: cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_71516127
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- Schlagworte
- (RF) Otorhinolaryngology, Acute Disease, Anti-Inflammatory Agents - therapeutic use, Biological and medical sciences, Endocrine System Diseases - etiology, Endocrine System Diseases - surgery, Epiglottitis, Epiglottitis - drug therapy, Epiglottitis - etiology, Female, Glucocorticoids, Humans, Hydrocortisone - therapeutic use, Hypophysectomy, Medical sciences, Middle Aged, Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology, Pituitary-Adrenal System, Pituitary-Adrenal System - surgery, Postoperative Complications - drug therapy, Postoperative Complications - etiology, Recurrence, Thyroxine - therapeutic use, Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology