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Epiglottitis

MedGen UID:
4505
•Concept ID:
C0014541
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Epiglottitides
SNOMED CT: Epiglottitis (80384002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005753

Definition

Inflammation of the epiglottis. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEpiglottitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Antimicrobial treatment of ENT infections.
Cohen R, Madhi F, Thollot F, Hau I, Vie le Sage F, Lemaître C, Magendie C, Werner A, Gelbert N, Cohen JF, Couloigner V
Infect Dis Now 2023 Nov;53(8S):104785. Epub 2023 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.idnow.2023.104785. PMID: 37730165
Acute subglottic laryngitis. Etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis and clinical picture.
Mazurek H, Bręborowicz A, Doniec Z, Emeryk A, Krenke K, Kulus M, Zielnik-Jurkiewicz B
Adv Respir Med 2019;87(5):308-316. doi: 10.5603/ARM.2019.0056. PMID: 31680234
Croup: Diagnosis and Management.
Smith DK, McDermott AJ, Sullivan JF
Am Fam Physician 2018 May 1;97(9):575-580. PMID: 29763253

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Antimicrobial treatment of ENT infections.
Cohen R, Madhi F, Thollot F, Hau I, Vie le Sage F, Lemaître C, Magendie C, Werner A, Gelbert N, Cohen JF, Couloigner V
Infect Dis Now 2023 Nov;53(8S):104785. Epub 2023 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.idnow.2023.104785. PMID: 37730165
High risk and low prevalence diseases: Adult epiglottitis.
Bridwell RE, Koyfman A, Long B
Am J Emerg Med 2022 Jul;57:14-20. Epub 2022 Apr 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.04.018. PMID: 35489220
Upper Airway Obstruction in Children.
Mandal A, Kabra SK, Lodha R
Indian J Pediatr 2015 Aug;82(8):737-44. Epub 2015 Jun 25 doi: 10.1007/s12098-015-1811-6. PMID: 26104110
Pharyngitis and epiglottitis.
Alcaide ML, Bisno AL
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2007 Jun;21(2):449-69, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2007.03.001. PMID: 17561078Free PMC Article
Adult supraglottitis.
Stair TO, Hirsch BE
Am J Emerg Med 1985 Nov;3(6):512-8. doi: 10.1016/0735-6757(85)90162-7. PMID: 4063016

Diagnosis

Medical Management of Epiglottitis.
Dowdy RAE, Cornelius BW
Anesth Prog 2020 Jun 1;67(2):90-97. doi: 10.2344/anpr-66-04-08. PMID: 32633776Free PMC Article
Infections of the Neck.
Li RM, Kiemeney M
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2019 Feb;37(1):95-107. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2018.09.003. PMID: 30454783
Infections of the Oropharynx.
Klein MR
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2019 Feb;37(1):69-80. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2018.09.002. PMID: 30454781
Pediatric Respiratory Emergencies.
Richards AM
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2016 Feb;34(1):77-96. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2015.08.006. PMID: 26614243
Otalgia.
Neilan RE, Roland PS
Med Clin North Am 2010 Sep;94(5):961-71. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2010.05.004. PMID: 20736106

Therapy

Antimicrobial treatment of ENT infections.
Cohen R, Madhi F, Thollot F, Hau I, Vie le Sage F, Lemaître C, Magendie C, Werner A, Gelbert N, Cohen JF, Couloigner V
Infect Dis Now 2023 Nov;53(8S):104785. Epub 2023 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.idnow.2023.104785. PMID: 37730165
Infections of the Oropharynx.
Klein MR
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2019 Feb;37(1):69-80. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2018.09.002. PMID: 30454781
Croup: Diagnosis and Management.
Smith DK, McDermott AJ, Sullivan JF
Am Fam Physician 2018 May 1;97(9):575-580. PMID: 29763253
Croup.
Johnson DW
BMJ Clin Evid 2014 Sep 29;2014 PMID: 25263284Free PMC Article
Croup.
Skolnik N
J Fam Pract 1993 Aug;37(2):165-70. PMID: 8336098

Prognosis

Changing Epidemiology of Haemophilus influenzae in Children.
Butler DF, Myers AL
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2018 Mar;32(1):119-128. Epub 2017 Dec 9 doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2017.10.005. PMID: 29233576
Epiglottitis and croup.
Sobol SE, Zapata S
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2008 Jun;41(3):551-66, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2008.01.012. PMID: 18435998
Pediatric otolaryngologic emergencies.
Verghese ST, Hannallah RS
Anesthesiol Clin North Am 2001 Jun;19(2):237-56, vi. doi: 10.1016/s0889-8537(05)70227-3. PMID: 11469063
Acute epiglottitis--revisited.
Rhine EJ, Roberts D
Paediatr Anaesth 1995;5(6):345-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.1995.tb00323.x. PMID: 8597964
Bacterial tracheitis--two-year experience.
Friedman EM, Jorgensen K, Healy GB, McGill TJ
Laryngoscope 1985 Jan;95(1):9-11. doi: 10.1288/00005537-198501000-00005. PMID: 3965837

Clinical prediction guides

High risk and low prevalence diseases: Adult epiglottitis.
Bridwell RE, Koyfman A, Long B
Am J Emerg Med 2022 Jul;57:14-20. Epub 2022 Apr 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.04.018. PMID: 35489220
Wheezing in Infancy: An Overview of Recent Literature.
Muglia C, Oppenheimer J
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2017 Sep 11;17(10):67. doi: 10.1007/s11882-017-0737-7. PMID: 28895039
Croup.
Johnson D
BMJ Clin Evid 2009 Mar 10;2009 PMID: 19445760Free PMC Article
Adult supraglottitis.
Barrow HN, Vastola AP, Wang RC
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1993 Sep;109(3 Pt 1):474-7. doi: 10.1177/019459989310900314. PMID: 8414565
Bacterial tracheitis.
Jones R, Santos JI, Overall JC Jr
JAMA 1979 Aug 24-31;242(8):721-6. PMID: 379379

Recent systematic reviews

Acute epiglottitis caused by COVID-19: A systematic review.
Meng X, Han C, Wang Y
Biomol Biomed 2023 Jul 3;23(4):568-574. doi: 10.17305/bb.2022.8861. PMID: 36946336Free PMC Article
A systematic review and meta-analysis of predictors of airway intervention in adult epiglottitis.
Sideris A, Holmes TR, Cumming B, Havas T
Laryngoscope 2020 Feb;130(2):465-473. Epub 2019 Jun 7 doi: 10.1002/lary.28076. PMID: 31173373
Croup.
Johnson DW
BMJ Clin Evid 2014 Sep 29;2014 PMID: 25263284Free PMC Article
Ear, nose and throat (ENT) involvement in zoonotic diseases: a systematic review.
Galletti B, Mannella VK, Santoro R, Rodriguez-Morales AJ, Freni F, Galletti C, Galletti F, Cascio A
J Infect Dev Ctries 2014 Jan 15;8(1):17-23. doi: 10.3855/jidc.4206. PMID: 24423708
Croup.
Johnson D
BMJ Clin Evid 2009 Mar 10;2009 PMID: 19445760Free PMC Article

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