She presented with high fever, arthralgia, general fatigue and strong throat pain. Laryngeal fiberscopy showed a markedly swollen epiglottis suggestive of acute epiglottitis, though she had no signs of asphyxia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Before the widespread use of its conjugated immunization, Haemophilus influenza type b was the most common cause and it was usually thought of as a pediatric disease process. [pediatriceducation.org]

Symptoms usually progress slowly and may be associated with chest pain, neck pain, fatigue, malaise, unexplained fever, or weight loss. [ahcmedia.com]

Symptoms of sore throat from either a viral or bacterial infection can be generalized symptoms that occur throughout the body such as fever, headache, nausea, and malaise. [emedicinehealth.com]

The incidences of drooling, stridor/dyspnea, and muffled voice were significantly higher in the airway-supported group ( P 0.05). Stridor/dyspnea is a reliable clinical predictor of airway compromise (odds ratio 2.94; P 0.0277). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Factors thought to predict the need of intervention include dyspnea; drooling; stridor and sitting erect, or stridor and drooling; a rapid onset of symptoms; and a history of diabetes mellitus. [prognosisapp.com]

Cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough. Wash your hands after you cough, sneeze, or use the bathroom. Ask your healthcare provider if other family or household members need antibiotic medicine to prevent infection. [drugs.com]

Other problems that affect the throat include Tonsillitis - inflammation of the tonsils Cancer Croup - inflammation, usually in small children, which causes a barking cough Laryngitis - swelling of the voice box, which can cause a hoarse voice or loss [icdlist.com]

Signs and symptoms of epiglottitis include inspiratory stridor, restlessness, cough, dyspnea, fever, and drooling. [smartypance.com]

- Other signs and symptoms include the following: - Dyspnoea; - Stridor; - Dysphonia; - Drooling; - Tachycardia; - Tachypnoea; - Hypoxia; - Cough. - If the airways become totally blocked and emergency treatment is not provided, acute epiglottitis can [nursingtimes.net]

Other important clinical factors to consider are odynophagia, drooling, hoarseness, muffled voice, dyspnoea, swelling of the posterior side of the epiglottis and a high WBC count. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Sore throat and hoarseness, frequently with a high fever, develop abruptly in a previously well individual. [medicinenet.com]

Additionally, airway patency should be established when inspiratory stridor appears assuring uncomplicated recovery. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Signs and symptoms of epiglottitis include inspiratory stridor, restlessness, cough, dyspnea, fever, and drooling. [smartypance.com]

The first signs-sore throat, hoarseness, fever, and dysphagia-may be followed by an inability to swallow, drooling, varying degrees of dyspnea, inspiratory stridor, marked irritability and apprehension, and a tendency to sit upright and hyperextend the [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Lung auscultation may reveal crepitations or bronchial breath sounds if there is associated pneumonia. B. Laboratory Findings. The white blood cell count is elevated with a polymorphonuclear reaction. [internalmedicinejournal.blogspot.com]

Other important clinical factors to consider are odynophagia, drooling, hoarseness, muffled voice, dyspnoea, swelling of the posterior side of the epiglottis and a high WBC count. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute epiglottitis should be suspected in all patients with a history of sore throat and odynophagia, especially if symptoms are out of proportion to pharyngel findings. [arquivosdeorl.org.br]

Diagnosis in adults may be delayed a sore throat and odynophagia are the only complaints and they do not have signs and symptoms of airway obstruction. [waent.org]

Indirect laryngoscopy should be done with caution since patient gagging may worsen or participate catastrophic airway obstruction. [waent.org]

In our case, oral local anesthetic spray did not completely abolish gag reflexes and pain. Gag reflex, due to moderate discomfort during fiberoptic intubation, traumatized the pharynx but fortunately left the abscess intact [Figure 3]. [joacp.org]

narrowing and ballooning of hypopharynx no epiglottis thickening inhaled foreign bodies pharyngitis pneumonia peritonsillar abscess retropharyngeal abscess usually clinical following tonsillitis bacterial tracheitis asymmetric subglottic narrowing (intraluminal [radiopaedia.org]

narrowing (steeple sign) and a normal-sized epiglottis *Also called viral laryngotracheal bronchitis. [merckmanuals.com]

Chest radiographs may show subglottic narrowing (in 50% of children with croup), but this can also be seen in normal patients. [hawaii.edu]

Weppner, DO Figure 4: CT Scan of the Neck Revealing Swelling Epiglottis and Aryepiglottic Folds with Significant Subglottic Narrowing From the collection of Justin L. [ahcmedia.com]

Study by Wong et alalso revealed three blood cultures positive ( Haemophilus influenza in two cases and streptococcus mitis in one case) out of 14 cases (11). However Hugosson et al (9) study quoted 68% as a negative blood cultures. [arquivosdeorl.org.br]

It is noteworthy that two of the electively intubated patients had blood cultures positive for H. influenzae, whereas none of the conservatively treated patients did. Limitations of Our Study First, our study is a retrospective review. [anesthesiology.pubs.asahq.org]