Title
Case Report of a 5-Year-Old with Epiglottitis: An Atypical Presentation of an Uncommon Disease
Publication Date
2018
Journal Title
Pediatr Emerg Care
Abstract
© Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. Epiglottitis is a rarely encountered infection in pediatrics since the advent of the conjugate Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine first introduced in the United States in 1985. However, the disease remains a much feared infection in pediatrics. The literature reiterates the importance of early recognition, avoidance of agitating the patient, and the need for securing the airway in the operating room as key and essential features to a good outcome. However, with only 1 case per 200,000 children reported in the United States in 2006, most practitioners have never encountered this infection. The following is a case of a previously healthy and immunized child who presented to our emergency department and whose condition was ultimately diagnosed as epiglottitis.
Volume Number
34
Issue Number
1
Pages
e11 - e13
Document Type
Article
Status
Faculty
Facility
School of Medicine
Primary Department
General Pediatrics
Additional Departments
Emergency Medicine
PMID
DOI
10.1097/PEC.0000000000001368