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Supraglottitis

MedGen UID:
452721
•Concept ID:
C0749165
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Supraglottitides
SNOMED CT: Supraglottitis (709663002)

Definition

Inflammation of the EPIGLOTTIS and supraglottic structures including the PHARYNX; UVULA; base of tongue; and aryepiglottic folds. It is usually caused by HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE in children but often by different organisms in adults. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

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

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Adult supraglottitis: a potential airway emergency that can present in primary care.
Navaratnam AV, Smith ME, Majeed A, McFerran DJ
Br J Gen Pract 2015 Feb;65(631):99-100. doi: 10.3399/bjgp15X683653. PMID: 25624304Free PMC Article
Acute adult supraglottitis: current management and treatment.
Al-Qudah M, Shetty S, Alomari M, Alqdah M
South Med J 2010 Aug;103(8):800-4. doi: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181e538d8. PMID: 20622745
Advances and controversies in the management of supraglottitis and laryngotracheobronchitis.
Rowe LD
Am J Otolaryngol 1980 May;1(3):235-44. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0709(80)80095-0. PMID: 7004221

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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
Histopathology of laryngomalacia.
Gan RWC, Moustafa A, Turner K, Knight L
Acta Otolaryngol 2021 Jan;141(1):85-88. Epub 2020 Oct 14 doi: 10.1080/00016489.2020.1821246. PMID: 33393421
Adult supraglottitis: changing trends.
Ovnat Tamir S, Marom T, Barbalat I, Spevak S, Goldfarb A, Roth Y
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2015 Apr;272(4):929-935. Epub 2014 Dec 21 doi: 10.1007/s00405-014-3464-x. PMID: 25528553
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
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

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
Acute Upper Airway Obstruction.
Eskander A, de Almeida JR, Irish JC
N Engl J Med 2019 Nov 14;381(20):1940-1949. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1811697. PMID: 31722154
Infections and edema.
Linkov G, Soliman AM
Anesthesiol Clin 2015 Jun;33(2):329-46. doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2015.02.005. PMID: 25999006
Acute adult supraglottitis: current management and treatment.
Al-Qudah M, Shetty S, Alomari M, Alqdah M
South Med J 2010 Aug;103(8):800-4. doi: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181e538d8. PMID: 20622745
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

Therapy

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
Acute supraglottitis in adults.
Riffat F, Jefferson N, Bari N, McGuinness J
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2011 May;120(5):296-9. doi: 10.1177/000348941112000503. PMID: 21675584
Acute adult supraglottitis: current management and treatment.
Al-Qudah M, Shetty S, Alomari M, Alqdah M
South Med J 2010 Aug;103(8):800-4. doi: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181e538d8. PMID: 20622745
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
Advances and controversies in the management of supraglottitis and laryngotracheobronchitis.
Rowe LD
Am J Otolaryngol 1980 May;1(3):235-44. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0709(80)80095-0. PMID: 7004221

Prognosis

Supraglottic Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Population-Based Study of 22,675 Cases.
Patel TD, Echanique KA, Yip C, Hsueh WD, Baredes S, Park RCW, Eloy JA
Laryngoscope 2019 Aug;129(8):1822-1827. Epub 2018 Dec 11 doi: 10.1002/lary.27592. PMID: 30536822
Adult supraglottitis: changing trends.
Ovnat Tamir S, Marom T, Barbalat I, Spevak S, Goldfarb A, Roth Y
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2015 Apr;272(4):929-935. Epub 2014 Dec 21 doi: 10.1007/s00405-014-3464-x. PMID: 25528553
Acute supraglottitis in adults.
Riffat F, Jefferson N, Bari N, McGuinness J
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2011 May;120(5):296-9. doi: 10.1177/000348941112000503. PMID: 21675584
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
Adult epiglottitis.
Fontanarosa PB, Polsky SS, Goldman GE
J Emerg Med 1989 May-Jun;7(3):223-31. doi: 10.1016/0736-4679(89)90350-8. PMID: 2663968

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
Acute infectious supraglottitis in adult population: epidemiology, management, outcomes and predictors of airway intervention.
Penella A, Mesalles-Ruiz M, Portillo A, Huguet Llull G, Bagudà E, Capelleras M, Nogués J, Mañós M, Gonzàlez-Compta X
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Aug;279(8):4033-4041. Epub 2022 Apr 9 doi: 10.1007/s00405-022-07365-z. PMID: 35396955Free PMC Article
Adult supraglottitis: changing trends.
Ovnat Tamir S, Marom T, Barbalat I, Spevak S, Goldfarb A, Roth Y
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2015 Apr;272(4):929-935. Epub 2014 Dec 21 doi: 10.1007/s00405-014-3464-x. PMID: 25528553
Acute supraglottitis in adults.
Riffat F, Jefferson N, Bari N, McGuinness J
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2011 May;120(5):296-9. doi: 10.1177/000348941112000503. PMID: 21675584
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

Recent systematic reviews

Systematic review of the role of corticosteroids in cervicofacial infections.
Kent S, Hennedige A, McDonald C, Henry A, Dawoud B, Kulkarni R, Logan G, Gilbert K, Exely R, Basyuni S, Kyzas P, Morrison R, McCaul J
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019 Apr;57(3):196-206. Epub 2019 Feb 13 doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2019.01.010. PMID: 30770139
Bilateral chylothorax following neck dissection: case report and systematic review of the literature.
Zhang H, Dziegielewski PT, Romanovsky A, Seikaly H
J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2012 Aug;41(4):E26-30. PMID: 22935186

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