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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

Intubation decision criteria in adult epiglottitis.
Pineau PM, Gautier J, Pineau A, Emam N, Laccourreye L, Boucher S
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2021 Oct;138(5):329-332. Epub 2020 Dec 24 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2020.12.001. PMID: 33358682
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
Pasteurella multocida acute epiglottitis.
Jan L, Boute P, Mouawad F
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2021 Mar;138(2):100-102. Epub 2020 Jun 27 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2020.06.008. PMID: 32600824
Death related to epiglottitis.
Morton E, Prahlow JA
Forensic Sci Med Pathol 2020 Mar;16(1):177-179. Epub 2019 Jul 29 doi: 10.1007/s12024-019-00142-1. PMID: 31359308
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
Epiglottitis.
Baiu I, Melendez E
JAMA 2019 May 21;321(19):1946. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.3468. PMID: 31112260
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

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
Epiglottitis.
Baiu I, Melendez E
JAMA 2019 May 21;321(19):1946. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.3468. PMID: 31112260
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

Prognosis

Death related to epiglottitis.
Morton E, Prahlow JA
Forensic Sci Med Pathol 2020 Mar;16(1):177-179. Epub 2019 Jul 29 doi: 10.1007/s12024-019-00142-1. PMID: 31359308
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
Adult epiglottitis.
Mustoe T, Strome M
Am J Otolaryngol 1983 Nov-Dec;4(6):393-9. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0709(83)80045-3. PMID: 6606993

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
Symptoms and signs differentiating croup and epiglottitis.
Tibballs J, Watson T
J Paediatr Child Health 2011 Mar;47(3):77-82. Epub 2010 Nov 21 doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01892.x. PMID: 21091577
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
Atypical presentation of invasive meningococcal disease caused by serogroup W meningococci.
Stinson C, Burman C, Presa J, Abalos M
Epidemiol Infect 2020 Jan 27;148:e12. doi: 10.1017/S0950268819002152. PMID: 31983356Free 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
Croup.
Johnson D
BMJ Clin Evid 2009 Mar 10;2009 PMID: 19445760Free PMC Article

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