Epidemiol. Infect.
Atypical presentation of invasive meningococcal disease caused by serogroup W meningococci.
Stinson C, Burman C, Presa J, Abalos M
Neisseria meningitidis, a gram-negative diplococcus, is typically an asymptomatic coloniser of the oropharynx and nasopharynx. Passage of N. meningiti ...
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Source: PubMed
BMC Pediatr
Tonsillar hypertrophy and prolapse in a child - is epiglottitis a predisposing factor for sudden unexpected death?
Nieuwoudt I, Goussard P, Verster J, Dempers J
Tonsillitis, with associated tonsillar hypertrophy, is a common disease of childhood, yet it is rarely associated with sudden death due to airway obst ...
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Source: PubMed
Case Rep Infect Dis
An Atypical Cause of an Epiglottic Abscess.
Rabeea M, Al Ansari H, Al Abdulla A
An epiglottic abscess is a rare complication of acute epiglottitis and is life threatening. We describe a case report of a diabetic adult male, who pr ...
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Respirol Case Rep
Isolated laryngeal sarcoidosis.
Ahmadi A, Dehghani Firouzabadi F, Dehghani Firouzabadi M, Roomiani M
To improve diagnosis and treatment of laryngeal sarcoidosis, we present a rare case of upper airway obstruction of unclear aetiology, with life-threat ...
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Source: PubMed
