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    there is no evidence that this vaccine prevents epiglottitis. There have been many cases of epiglottitis reported in immunocompromised patients, including...
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    the epiglottis is known as epiglottitis. Epiglottitis is mainly caused by Haemophilus influenzae. A person with epiglottitis may have a fever, sore throat...
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    on signs and symptoms after potentially more severe causes, such as epiglottitis or an airway foreign body, have been ruled out. Further investigations...
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  • the mouth, tongue, or throat (esophagitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, epiglottitis) Oral or throat cancer Phagophobia "odynophagia". The American Heritage...
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  • needs immediate hospitalization. Epiglottitis is treated with antibiotics. Routine vaccination has made epiglottitis very rare but it still does present...
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    laryngoscopy. Other conditions that can produce similar symptoms include epiglottitis, croup, inhaling a foreign body, and laryngeal cancer. The acute form...
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  • indicative of serious airway obstruction from severe conditions such as epiglottitis, a foreign body lodged in the airway, or a laryngeal tumor. Stridor should...
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    in encapsulated type b (Hib), a serotype causing conditions such as epiglottitis, is known to be a major factor in virulence. Their capsule allows them...
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    also considered upper respiratory tract infections.[citation needed] Epiglottitis is a bacterial infection of the larynx which causes life-threatening...
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    faster result. Other conditions that can produce similar symptoms include epiglottitis, thyroiditis, retropharyngeal abscess, and occasionally heart disease...
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  • were on a weekend ski trip at Mammoth Lakes, Christopher suffered acute epiglottitis, going into a coma and cardiac arrest after doctors subsequently carried...
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    therefore resulted in a decrease in the rate of meningitis, pneumonia, and epiglottitis. It is recommended by both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the...
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    complications arising from quinsy, but is now thought to have died from epiglottitis. James Gregory of the band The Ordinary Boys almost died from quinsy...
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    Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) Vocal fold nodule Vocal fold paresis Vocal cord dysfunction epiglottis Epiglottitis trachea Tracheitis Laryngotracheal stenosis...
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  • Infections such as tonsillitis, retropharyngeal and peritonsillar abscesses, epiglottitis and mumps. Problems with the jaw, e.g., fracture or dislocation Radiation...
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    infectious mononucleosis. Other conditions that may present similarly include epiglottitis, Kawasaki disease, acute retroviral syndrome, Lemierre's syndrome, Ludwig's...
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    radiologic sign found on a radiograph that suggests the diagnosis of either epiglottitis or intestinal ischemia. In a lateral C-spine radiograph, the sign is...
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  • rehearsals; Jeannie Mai of season 29 withdrew due to being hospitalized for epiglottitis; and Selma Blair of season 31 withdrew when it became too risky to continue...
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    priority is to secure the patient's airway, and to rule out croup and epiglottitis which may be fatal. Suspicion for tracheitis should be high in cases...
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    been suggested that George Washington was treated with Spanish fly for epiglottitis, the condition which caused his death. Currently the cantharidin in US...
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    The tripod position is often seen in epiglottitis...
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    Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) Vocal fold nodule Vocal fold paresis Vocal cord dysfunction epiglottis Epiglottitis trachea Tracheitis Laryngotracheal stenosis...
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  • Wagner in Lost in Space J05: Acute obstructive laryngitis (croup) and epiglottitis ICD-10 code 5J (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles...
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  • Arteritis Phlebitis Capillaritis Aortitis Sinusitis Rhinitis Pharyngitis Epiglottitis Laryngitis Tracheitis Bronchitis Bronchiolitis Pneumonitis Pneumonia...
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    Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) Vocal fold nodule Vocal fold paresis Vocal cord dysfunction epiglottis Epiglottitis trachea Tracheitis Laryngotracheal stenosis...
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    pharyngitis inflames the pharynx, hypopharynx, uvula, and tonsils. Similarly, epiglottitis (supraglottitis) inflames the superior portion of the larynx and supraglottic...
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    medical authors largely have concluded that he likely died from severe epiglottitis complicated by the treatments, including multiple doses of calomel, a...
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    spent a week in the intensive care unit at Cedars Sinai Hospital with epiglottitis. In an interview on The Howard Stern Show in October 2018, Silverman...
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    Beesley), is called to a patient who is having difficulty breathing due to epiglottitis. Lake calls for emergency assistance but help is slow coming, so fearing...
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  • Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) Vocal fold nodule Vocal fold paresis Vocal cord dysfunction epiglottis Epiglottitis trachea Tracheitis Laryngotracheal stenosis...
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