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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also considered upper respiratory tract infections.[citation needed] Epiglottitis is a bacterial infection of the larynx which causes life-threatening...
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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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faster result. Other conditions that can produce similar symptoms include epiglottitis, thyroiditis, retropharyngeal abscess, and occasionally heart disease...
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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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Throat irritation (section Epiglottitis)
needs immediate hospitalization. Epiglottitis is treated with antibiotics. Routine vaccination has made epiglottitis very rare but it still does present...
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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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the mouth, tongue, or throat (esophagitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, epiglottitis) Oral or throat cancer Phagophobia "odynophagia". The American Heritage...
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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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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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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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medical authors have largely concluded that he likely died from severe epiglottitis complicated by the treatments he was given, which included multiple doses...
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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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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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The tripod position is often seen in epiglottitis...
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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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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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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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Differential diagnosis Retropharyngeal abscess, infectious mononucleosis, epiglottitis, cancer Treatment Remove pus, antibiotics, fluids, pain medication, steroids...
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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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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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Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) Vocal fold nodule Vocal fold paresis Vocal cord dysfunction epiglottis Epiglottitis trachea Tracheitis Laryngotracheal stenosis...
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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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pharyngitis inflames the pharynx, hypopharynx, uvula, and tonsils. Similarly, epiglottitis (supraglottitis) inflames the superior portion of the larynx and supraglottic...
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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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Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) Vocal fold nodule Vocal fold paresis Vocal cord dysfunction epiglottis Epiglottitis trachea Tracheitis Laryngotracheal stenosis...
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